Section 11: Enquiry and award by Collector

Q: What does Section 11 of The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (TLAA) deal with?

Section 11 TLAA pertains to "Enquiry and award by Collector". It is part of the The Land Acquisition Act, 1894, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 11 of The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (TLAA) governs enquiry and award by Collector. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 11 TLAA still in force?

Yes, Section 11 of the The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 11 TLAA?

धारा 11 TLAA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 11 of the The Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Section 11 of The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (TLAA) governs enquiry and award by Collector. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 11 TLAA?

Dhara 11 TLAA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 11 of the The Land Acquisition Act, 1894. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 11 of The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (TLAA) governs enquiry and award by Collector. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 11 of The Land Acquisition Act, 1894?

Cite as: "Section 11, The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (TLAA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Land Acquisition Act, 1894, § 11 (India).

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the true area of the land;

the compensation which in his opinion should be allowed for the land; and

the apportionment of the said compensation among all the persons known or believed to be interested in the land, of whom, or of whose claims, he has information, whether or not they have respectively appeared before him:

[Provided that no award shall be made by the Collector under this sub-section without the previous approval of the appropriate Government or of such officer as the appropriate Government may authorise in this behalf:

Provided further that it shall be competent for the appropriate Government to direct that the Collector may make such award without such approval in such class of cases as the appropriate Government may specify in this behalf.] [Inserted by Act 38 of 1923, Section 5.]

(2)

[ Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), if at any stage of the proceedings, the Collector is satisfied that all the persons interested in the land who appeared before him have agreed in writing on the matters to be included in the award of the Collector in the form prescribed by rules made by the appropriate Government, he may, without making further enquiry, make an award according to the terms of such agreement.

(3)

The determination of compensation for any land under sub-section (2) shall not in any way affect the determination of compensation in respect of other lands in the same locality or elsewhere in accordance with the other provisions of this Act.

(4)

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), no agreement made under sub-section (2) shall be liable to registration under that Act.] [Section 11 renumbered as sub-Section (1) thereof by Act 68 of 1984, Section 8 (w.e.f. 24.9.1984).]

[11-A. Period within which an award shall be made [Inserted by Act 68 of 1984, Section 9 (w.e.f. 24.9.1984).]

(1)

The Collector shall make an award under section 11 within a period of two years from the date of the publication of the declaration and if no award is made within that period, the entire proceedings for the acquisition of the land shall lapse:

Provided that in a case where the said declaration has been published before the commencement of the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984, the award shall be made within a period of two years from such commencement.

Explanation. In computing the period of two years referred to in this section, the period during which any action or proceeding to be taken in pursuance of the said declaration is stayed by an order of a Court shall be excluded.] [Substituted by Act 68 of 1984, Section 6, for the first proviso (w.e.f. 24.9.1984).]