SC order on Land Act has drawn clear lines on implementation says Jairam Ramesh

Ramesh also said that the Supreme Court had passed a similar judgement on the new law on February 2.

“This judgement also relates to the operation and interpretation of Section-24 --the retrospective clause. The learned bench overturned a 2004 judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court (which had upheld a long pending acquisition) and quashed the quashed the acquisition, returning the land to the original owners,” he said.

Welcoming the judgements, the Minister said, “This demonstrates the Hon'ble Supreme Court has drawn clear and humane lines for the implementation of a very significant clause in the law.”

“These add to the growing list of important precedents which will have a far-reaching impact on those who have suffered historically from arbitrary acquisitions and give life to the intention behind the new law,” he said.