Special powers in case of urgency, unforeseen emergency and security threat

Special powers in case of urgency, unforeseen emergency and security threat.

1. (1) In cases of urgency, whenever the appropriate Government so directs, the Collector may, on the expiration of thirty days from the publication of the notice mentioned in section 21, take possession of any land needed for a public purpose and such land shall thereupon vest absolutely in the Government, free from all encumbrances.
2. (2) The powers of the appropriate Government under sub-section
3. (1) shall be restricted to the minimum area required for the defence of India or national security or for any emergencies arising out of natural calamities or any other emergency with the approval of Parliament: Provided that the Collector shall not take possession of any land or building or any part thereof without giving to the occupier thereof, at least forty-eight hours notice of his intention so to take possession, or such longer notice as may be reasonably sufficient to enable such occupier to remove his movable property from such land or building.
4. (3) In the case of any land to which, in the opinion of the appropriate Government, the provisions of sub-section
5. (1) are applicable, the appropriate Government may direct that the provisions of section 15 shall not apply, and if it does so direct, a declaration may be made under section 19 in respect of the land at any stage of the proceedings.