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CHAPTER-VI ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LAND

Section 17: Compulsory acquisition of land

The Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act No. 1 of 2025.

The Act was made as President's Act No. 11 of 1973; this copy shows the enacting words substituted by U.P. Act No. 30 of 1974, and the Reasons for the Enactment printed after section 60 are not reproduced.

The marginal headings printed beside each section in this edition are shown as the section headings; section 60 carries no marginal heading in this copy.

(1) If in the opinion of the State Government, any land is required of for the purpose of development, or for any other purpose, under this Act the State Government may acquire such land under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 :

Provided that any person from whom any land is so acquired may after the expiration of a period of five years from the date of such acquisition apply to the State Government for restoration of that land to him on the ground that the land has not been utilized within the period for the purpose for which it was acquired, and if the State Government is satisfied to that effect it shall order restoration of the land to him on re-payment of the charges which were incurred in connection with the acquisition together with interest at the rate of twelve per cent per annum and such development charges if any as may have been incurred after acquisition.

(2) Where any land has been acquired by the State Government, that Government may, after it has taken possession of the land transfer the land to the Authority or any local authority for the purpose for which the land has been acquired on payment by Authority or the local Authority of the compensation awarded under that Act and of the charges incurred by the Government in connection with the acquisition.

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