State Act

Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001_English

Section 144 Acquisition of land- (1) Where any land is required for this purpose and the Panchayat is unable to acquire the same by an agreement, then the State Government, on request of the said Panchayat and on recommendation of the District Magistrate, may take action to acquire the same under the relevant provisions of the land Acquisition Act, and on payment of the compensation adjudged under the said Act and of all other charges incurred by the State Government with respect to those proceedings, by the Panchayat, the said land shall rest in the Panchayat for which it was so acquired. (2) The Panchayat shall not, without prior permission of the State Government, transfer any such land, which has been acquired under sub-section(1), nor shall it use the said land for any purpose other than the purpose for which it was acquired.