Acquisition of land

When any land is required for any public purpose, under the Act, the Chief Commissioner may on the request of the Gaon Panchayat proceed to acquire it under the provision of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and on payment by the Gaon Panchayat of the compensation awarded thereunder, the land shall vest in the Gaon Panchayat free of all encumbrances for the use of the purpose for which it was acquired.