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HOUSE SITES ACT, 1972

The Karnataka Acquisition of Lands for Grant of House Sites Act, 1972

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This Karnataka law empowers the state government to purchase land specifically to provide house sites to people from weaker sections, including Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and landless laborers who lack housing. The process begins with a government notification allowing owners to show cause against the acquisition. Once acquired, the land vests in the state, and the government pays compensation to the owners, following procedures similar to the Land Acquisition Act of 1894. This legislation ensures that economically disadvantaged citizens have access to land for shelter.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 01.11.1973.
  3. 2. Definitions.- In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,-
  4. 3. Acquisition of land
  5. 4. Amount payable
  6. 5. Application of Central Act 1 of 1894
  7. 6. Delegation of powers by the State Government
  8. 7. Rules

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