Maharashtra - Requisition for Acquisition of Land

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Procedure

1. Land acquisition involves, Acquiring body, the processing body and the land owner.
2. Acquiring body will process the requirement based on the government provision.
3. Collectorate is responsible for the requisition for acquisition of land for public purpose related to different projects of development is concerned. Assessment of valuation of land on requisition is also governed by the department.<br.

Apply In-Person

1. Applicant has to approach the respective collector office (Collector of concerned District) to make request.
2. Link for contact: link please select the district from the map provided on the page to reach respective district portal Here please select from the menu “About district” > “Who’s who” OR “directory” > “Who’s who” as applicable for contact details.
3. An application form can be obtained from respective office on your visit or can be a written one.
4. Applicant should complete the form and enclose the required documents and submit to the collector for that district (in few cases, application has to be made to the “Directorate of Administrative Reforms”).
5. Along with the application, please make sure you have the entire following listed document.
   • Copy of Land Documents
   • Copy of recent Encumbrance Certificate
   • Present Patta
6. Once the application is accepted Collector shall constitute a team of revenue and agriculture Officers (if applicable) of the district. They will visit the spot mentioned and make enquiry whether the requisition is consistent with the provisions.
7. They make field visit with the requiring body to examine the revenue records of the proposed land, meet the families likely to be affected and submit a report based on the above process to the Collector regarding the requisition being consistent or contrary to the provisions.
8. Collector will issue respective orders based on the report.
9. The appropriate authorities will work with the process of acquisition of land.
   

Note: After collector receives the report, if any enquiries required then that will be carried out as per their mode.

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Required Documents

• Application form (Request for acquisition).
• Detailed Project Report.
• A certificate for administrative sanction for the project for which the land is proposed to be acquired.
• A certificate by the requiring body.
• A certificate to the effect that sufficient provisions of funds in respect to cost of compensation.
• Duly Filled up Performa.
• Aadhaar card.
• Appendix 1 (Schedule of land details for 5 villages)
• Appendix 2 (Schedule of land details for next 5 villages)
• Details of land (5 copies village wise).
• Copy of recent Encumbrance certificate.
• Present Patta.
• Relevant Map on tracing cloth (5 copies village wise).
• Relevant Certificate (5 copies village wise).
• Copy of MOU with the Govt. of state.
• Copy of proceeding of High Power Committee.

Office Locations & Contacts

Revenue & Forest Department (Relief & Rehabilitation)
Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400032.
Phone No.: 022 2202 6712
E-mail:[email protected]
Link for Contact: link

Eligibility

Indian citizens, residents and organizations who want to acquire a land.

Fees

Fees for the land acquisition will be calculated as per government norms considering the area and place the land acquired.

Validity

• Requisition of such acquisition can be claimed by the individual as per the timeline provided by the government.
• This procedure is the initial and the basic procedure for a project and the validity for the acquisition stand valid forever.

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Processing Time

• This procedure can have different processing timeline.
• Depending upon the size of the land, the time varies.

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Instructions

Land Acquisition Act empowers Government Acquisition of private land for public purpose or for assignment to land less poor for house sites. RDO is the land acquisition officer. Requisition for the land has to be received from the requisitioning authority. The first stage in the land acquisition process is Draft Notification. Joint inspection of LAO and requisitioning authority has to be conducted. During the Draft Notification stage proposal are sent to the Collector along with various documents such as Draft Notification, joint inspection note, extract of Fair Adangal for the lands, extract of Village Account no. 3 etc.

In cases of urgency the provisions under section 17 of the act have to be invoked. If urgency clause is invoked possession of land will be taken within 90 days. Draft declaration has to be published without conducting enquiry.

Draft Notification should be published in the state official Gazette and at least in two Daily News Papers.

The Draft Declaration should be published within a year from the date of Draft Notification.

Objections of persons interested are heard and disposed off (Section 5 - A enquiry).

Draft Declaration proposals consists of Draft Declaration statement showing variation between Draft Notification and Draft Declaration with reasons, Section 5 - A enquiry record etc.

Then preliminary valuation proposals are sent along with required documents. An award should be passed within two years from the date of publication of declaration. On the date of award enquiry the claims of the landowners regarding their title and their interest over the lands and the amount of compensation they claim have to be considered. Based on certain factors the compensation payable to the landowner is arrived at. After tendering payment of compensation the position of land can be taken in case of urgency. In certain cases LAO can take the possession of the land even though no award has been made

Required Information

• Zone
• Ward Number
• Colony Name
• Type of Property
• Property Owner particulars
• Property Identification Details
• Correspondence Address
• Property Details

Need for the Document

• The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is a law in India that allows the government to acquire private land in that country.
• In view of urbanization, Industrialization or development of infrastructural facilities the Union or a state government acquires private land and provides compensation to the affected land owners and their rehabilitation / resettlement.
• Land Acquisition Collector or the respective authority, is the land acquisition officer. Requisition for the land has to be received from the requisitioning authority.

Information which might help

• Earlier the acquisition for private purposes was limited to 'Private Companies' which are registered under the Companies Act.
• Now it has been extended to any 'Private Entity' that includes proprietorship, partnership, NGO or any other entity.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• MADC, Maharashtra: MADC
  
• MADC, Department Overview: Overview

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