A law that locks industry out of land

The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government continues to march to the tune of signature laws. Last week, the Rajya Sabha cleared the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013. When the President approves of it, the new law will replace the Land Acquisition Act of 1894. The new law is likely to create more problems than it seeks to solve.

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