(1) The intimation of Public hearing shall be conducted by giving notice in two daily newspapers circulating in the affected area of which at least one shall be in the regional language, and also by way of a public notice by affixing it at some conspicuous places in the affected areas, indicating its time, place of the office for hearing (preferably at the office of land acquisition officer) and the date there-in.
(2) Hearing of objections under sub-section (2) of section 15 should be performed by the Collector for the purpose of acquisition, in person and not be delegated.
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(3) When the Collector receives, within the prescribed period, a written objection from a person interested in the land, he should cause a notice to be served on the objector to appear before him in person or by a duly authorised representative or by an authorised pleader on a specified date, time and place to produce the evidence, if any, _ on which he relies. Notice of the hearing and enquiry should also be given to the requiring body; the latter, if he desires to be heard or to adduce evidence in support of the proposed acquisition, should be permitted to do so either in person or through an authorised representative. हे :
(4) On the application of either party the Collector may exercise his powers under section 35 of the Act.
(5) The hearing may be adjourned by the Collector from time to time, if necessary.
(6) The enquiries must be completed most expeditiously in view of first proviso to section 19, whereby time limit of one year has been prescribed from the date of publication of preliminary notification under sub-section (1) of section 11 to publication of declaration under section 19 of the Act:
Provided that the State Government shall have the powers to extend the period of hearing objections if in opinion circumstances exist justifying the same:
recorded in writing and the same shall be notified and be uploaded on the website of authority concerned. ;
(7) The Collector after hearing all the objections and recording a memorandum of the evidence produced in support thereof or in support of the proposal to acquire the land and after making further enquiry if he thinks necessary, he shall submit the case for decision of the State Government containing his recommendations on the objections, together with the record of proceedings held by him along with a separate report giving therein the approximate cost of land acquisition, particulars as to the number of affected families likely to be resettled, for the decision of the Government, at the time of sending proposal of declaration under section 19 of the Act:
Provided that, the State Government or District Collector as Case may be shall take decision on such recommendations for the project. The decision of the State Government /District Collector shall be final:
Provided further that, If acquisition of land for any project area falls under the jurisdiction’ of more than one district, then the district State Government or the District Collector, as the case may be, shall send the proposal to the concerned administrative department at Government level, for the necessary approval. The decision of the administrative department shall be final.
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CHAPTER PREPARATION OF REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT SCHEME AND PUBLIC HEARING