Implementation Concerns of RFCTLARR Act, 2013 - A Practitioner's Perspective.

In 2013, the Central Government repealed the 119 year old colonial legislation, Land Acquisition Act 1894, and enacted the Right to Fair compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013. The Act is a bold attempt to address two critical aspects: Acquisition and Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R). However, since the time this Act has come into effect, the pace of land acquisition in the country has slowed down. Concerns are being raised by various departments of the State Governments about the new provisions, complexities thereof and the difficulties in implementation. Notwithstanding the political developments on the issue, this paper highlights the concerns with respect to the implementation of the provisions of the new Act without going into the merits or demerits of the stated provisions. The concerns are purely from a practitioner's perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]