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Rajya Sabha Passed Immovable Property 'Amendment' Bill-2017: Details
Parliament Passed Requisitioning & Acquisition of Immovable Property 'Amendment' Bill-2017: Details, Highlights
The Parliament passed the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 2017 on 19th July 2018.
The bill, which seeks to amend the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952, was adopted by a voice vote in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill in December 2017.
Highlights
The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill was moved by Union Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
The bill aims to amend the regulations governing the compensation payable for acquisition of immovable property by the Centre for defence and security purposes.
The bill also aims to amend a provision to allow the Centre to re-issue the notice of acquisition to ensure that the property owner gets an opportunity to be heard.
The bill will help bring justice to those whose land was taken without proper notice.
This is the 12th amendment that is being introduced to the bill. The bill has been amended 11 times before.
The amendment has been introduced solely for defence and national security purpose.
