Offences by Government Officials.

Where any offence under this Act has been committed by any person who is or was employed in the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, at the time of commission of such alleged offence, the Court shall take cognizance of such offence provided the procedure laid down in section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is followed.”.

11. Amendment of section In the principal Act, in section 101, for the words “a period of five years”, the words “a period specified for setting up of any project or for five years, whichever is later,” shall be substituted.

12. Amendment of section In the principal Act, in section 109, in sub-section (2), after clause

1. (u) the following clause shall be added, namely:- “(v) to give effect to the Right to Fair compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Telangana Amendment) Act, 2016.”.