Right to object
Section 15 gives any person interested in the land — owners, tenants, livelihood losers — the right to object to the preliminary notification within 60 days of its publication (unless extended). Grounds include disputing public purpose, claiming the area is excessive, or challenging procedural defects.
Hearing process
- Objection filed
Written objection submitted to Collector with supporting documents.
- Scrutiny & numbering
Registry logs objection, assigns hearing date.
- Collector's hearing
Oral arguments recorded; site inspection if needed.
- Order on objection
Collector upholds, modifies, or rejects each objection with reasons.
- Report to government
Summary forwarded for declaration stage.
Grounds commonly raised
Public purpose
Is the project genuinely for public benefit?
Excess land
Is more land notified than required?
Procedure
Was SIA / consultation legally compliant?
Livelihood
Are R&R entitlements adequate?
How Bhuarjan helps
Objection management system
- Objection intake register with auto-numbering
- Hearing scheduling & outcome recording
- Section 15 order templates
- Dashboard of pending / disposed objections