SC: Owners can't Claim rehab for acquired land
New Delhi, July 17 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that landowners whose properties are acquired for a public purpose cannot invoke the right to livelihood to demand rehabilitation or alternative land as a matter of legal right. In a significant verdict on the scope of Article 21 in land acquisition cases, the top court held that the Constitution guarantees fair compensation for such acquisition, but not rehabilitation. P5...
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