Case Law Analysis
|Jharkhand High Court
Compensation for house on illegally settled Gair Mazaruwa land must be paid under RFCTLARR Act 2013 | Punashi Dam acquisition : Jharkhand HC
Owners of houses built on land acquired for the Punashi Dam project are entitled to compensation even when the underlying settlement was illegal under the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act. The Jharkhand High Court ordered payment within sixteen weeks, affirming that illegal settlement does not bar the right to fair compensation under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act. This safeguards similarly situated landholders across Jharkhand.