The 1[Maharashtra Land Acquisition Officers Proceedings Validation Act]
The 1[Maharashtra Land Acquisition Officers Proceedings Validation Act]
This Act regulates past land acquisition proceedings in the former Province of Bombay. It applies to landowners whose property was seized, government officials who managed the acquisitions, and the courts. It matters because it retroactively validates acquisitions conducted by officers who lacked the proper legal authority. By making these irregular proceedings legally binding, the law prevents affected landowners from challenging government land acquisition in court based on administrative mistakes. It also allows authorized collectors to delegate their acquisition powers to assistant officers, ensuring that past and future state infrastructure projects remain legally secure against any technical and procedural legal challenges.
- 1. Short title and extent.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Validation of notices, awards, proceedings, etc. under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
- 4. Validity of notices, awards, proceedings, etc., relating to acquisition not to be questioned and bar of suits and proceedings.
- 5. Application of sections 2 to 4 to pending suits and proceedings.
- 6. Insertion of new section 52A in Act I of 1894.
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