The Railways Act, 1989 20DChapter IVA · Land Acquisition for a Special Railway Project
Section 20D · Hearing of objections, etc
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1[20D. Hearing of objections, etc.-- (1) Any person interested in the land may, within a period of
thirty days from the date of publication of the notification under sub-section (1) of section 20A, object to
the acquisition of land for the purpose mentioned in that sub-section.
(2) Every objection under sub-section, (1), shall be made to the competent authority in writing, and shall set out the grounds thereof and the competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and may, after hearing all such objections and after making such further enquiry, if any, as the competent authority thinks necessary, by order, either allow or disallow the objections.
Explanation.-- For the purposes of this sub-section, "legal practitioner" has the same meaning as in clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Advocates Act, 1961(25 of 1961).
(3) Any order made by the competent authority under sub-section (2) shall be final]
(2) Every objection under sub-section, (1), shall be made to the competent authority in writing, and shall set out the grounds thereof and the competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and may, after hearing all such objections and after making such further enquiry, if any, as the competent authority thinks necessary, by order, either allow or disallow the objections.
Explanation.-- For the purposes of this sub-section, "legal practitioner" has the same meaning as in clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Advocates Act, 1961(25 of 1961).
(3) Any order made by the competent authority under sub-section (2) shall be final]
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