Agricultural Law

Ans: The circumstances under which land acquisition proceedings will be deemed to have lapsed are outlined in Section 24 of the LARR Act, 2013. In accordance with this clause, compensation in land acquisition cases will be decided in conformity with the LARR Act, 2013  if no compensation has been published as of January 1, 2014. However, acquisition proceedings under the British 1894 Act will continue if some compensation has already been granted before this date.

Ans: In order to purchase private land for a variety of purposes, the government (union or state) must go through the procedure to acquire land and such procedure is called land acquisition procedure. The government would then have the responsibility of rehabilitation of the affected landowners by paying the fair compensation to land owners.

Ans: India is a member of the: World Trade Organization (WTO):  India has been a member of the WTO since 1 January 1995. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) : India has been a member of the FAO since 16 October 1945 and was one of its founding members. International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC):  India signed the IPPC on 30 April 1952 and ratified it on 9 June 1952. Office International des Epizooties (OIE)/World Animal Health Organisation : India has been a member of the OIE since 30 May 1924.