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This Act amends the Kerala Land Acquisition Act, 1961, to refine the government's process for acquiring private land for public purposes. It introduces strict timelines, requiring the government to issue a formal declaration within two years of the initial notification, or the acquisition process lapses. The Act also regulates land acquired for companies, prohibiting the unauthorized transfer of such land without government sanction. Furthermore, it establishes special provisions for "project areas" where speculative land value increases are likely, allowing the government to fix compensation based on earlier valuations. This law balances state development needs with the rights of landowners to timely legal certainty.
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Chronological legislative evolution of The Kerala Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1966 across statutory gazettes and amending Acts.