Section 101
Return of unutilised land. – When any land acquired under this Act remains unutilised for a period of five years from the date of taking over the possession, the same shall be returned to the original owner or owners or their legal heirs, as the case may be, or to the Land Bank of the appropriate Government by reversion in the manner as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government.
101. Return of unutilised land. – When any land acquired under this Act remains unutilised for a period of five years from the date of taking over the possession, the same shall be returned to the original owner or owners or their legal heirs, as the case may be, or to the Land Bank of the appropriate Government by reversion in the manner as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government.
Explanation.—For the purpose of this section, ― Land Bank ‖ means a governmental entity that focuses on the conversion of Government owned vacant, abandoned, unutilised acquired lands and tax -delinquent properties into productive use.
STATE AMENDMENTS
Andhra Pradesh
―In the principal Act, in section 101, for the words ―a period of five years‖, the words ―a period specified for setting up of any project or for five years, whichever is later,‖ shall be substituted.‖
[Vide Andhra Pradesh Act 22 of 2018, sec. 11 (w.e.f. 1-1-2014).]