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The Kelavarapalli Reservoir Scheme (Acquisition of Land) Act, 1987

The Kelavarapalli Reservoir Scheme (Acquisition of Land) Act, 1987

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The Kelavarapalli Reservoir Scheme (Acquisition of Land) Act, 1987 validates the state government's acquisition of designated private lands in Tamil Nadu for constructing the Kelavarapalli dam and reservoir project. It applies to government authorities, affected landowners, and anyone holding legal interests in the acquired properties. The law establishes a structured framework to determine fair financial compensation based on market value, crop damage, relocation costs, interest, and extra solatium for compulsory acquisition. It protects property owners by providing advance partial payments, clear dispute resolution mechanisms through local courts, and rights of appeal up to the High Court and Supreme Court.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement
  2. 2. Declaration
  3. 3. Definitions
  4. 4. Scheduled lands deemed to have been validly taken possession of, acquired and vested in Government
  5. 5. Right to receive compensation
  6. 6. Amount of compensation
  7. 7. Matters to be considered in determining compensation
  8. 8. Matters to be neglected in determining compensation
  9. 9. Payment of compensation pending determination
  10. 10. Payment of interest
  11. 11. Apportionment of compensation
  12. 12. Reference to court
  13. 13. Statement of prescribed authority to court
  14. 14. Service of notice
  15. 15. Restrictions on scope of proceedings
  16. 16. Proceeding to be in open court
  17. 17. Amount of compensation awarded by court not to be lower than amount determined by prescribed authority
  18. 18. Form of awards
  19. 19. Costs
  20. 20. Prescribed authority may be directed to pay interest on excess compensation
  21. 21. Re-determination of amount of compensation on basis of award of court
  22. 22. Payment of compensation
  23. 23. Investment of money deposited in respect of lands belonging to persons incompetent to alienate
  24. 24. Investment of money deposited in other cases
  25. 25. Appeals in proceedings before court
  26. 26. Power of prescribed authority in relation to determination of compensation, etc.
  27. 27. Power to remove difficulties
  28. 28. Repeal and saving

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