Section 10: Determination of compensation by competent authority

Where any land is acquired from any person under this Act, there shall be paid to such person a compensation which shall be determined by the competent authority. (2) Where the right of user or any right in the nature of an easement on any land is acquired under this Act, there shall be paid to the person whose right of enjoyment in that land has been affected in any manner whatsoever by reason of such acquisition an amount equal to ten per cent of the amount determined under sub-section (1), for that land. (3) Before proceeding to determine the amount under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), the competent authority shall give a public notice, published in two State level newspapers having wide circulation, at least one of which shall be in Hindi language, inviting claims from all persons interested in the land to be acquired. (4) A notice under sub-section (3) shall state the particulars of the land and shall require all persons interested in such land to appear in person or by an agent or by a legal practitioner referred to in sub-section (2) of section 6, before the competent authority, at a designated time and place and to state the nature of their respective interest in such land. (5) Upon hearing the interested persons and considering the material on record, the competent authority shall by order make an award under this section within a period of one year from the date of the publication of the notification under sub-section (3) of section 5 and if no award is made within that period, it may make the award within an extended period which shall not exceed one year: Provided that where an award is made within the extended period, the entitled person shall be paid an additional compensation for the extended period, at the rate of one and a quarter per cent of the value of the award, for each month of such extended period.