Land Acquisition in Pakistan: Loopholes in the Legal Framework and the Way Forward

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In Pakistan, the process of compulsory land acquisition by the state results in a complex web of different social and economic problems. The involuntary purchase of land leaves the interest holders in a state of complete distress as they are not properly rehabilitated and resettled by the acquiring authority. This paper seeks to identify the inefficiency in process of compulsory land acquisition in Pakistan with a particular focus on the Land Acquisition Act of 1894. It will also expound upon the processes of land acquisition in some other common law jurisdictions like India and United Kingdom to understand the existing loopholes and identify the key areas for improvements so that the process of land acquisition in Pakistan be amended into a more efficient and equitable one.