The blog examines 'law struggles' (Sundar, 2011) - in which people struggle to maintain the rule ... more The blog examines 'law struggles' (Sundar, 2011) - in which people struggle to maintain the rule of law and access justice- in the context of India's Amaravati city development project. The blog also reflects on the political force of the state in development politics and the situation of 'rightlessness' that arises from prolonging the 'air of legality' (Lund, 2023) of the existing laws under the presumed legality of new laws. While the blog highlights that people's capacity for legal consciousness to create solidarities becomes crucial in countering 'presumed legality' behind the state's violations, it also emphasises the contingent nature of effective legal mobilisation upon the state's intent and the interests of dominant elites who drive the legal struggles. Finally, this article argues for a critical understanding of 'law struggles' in conjunction with the state's development politics in post-liberalisation India.
The Land Pooling Scheme
employed by the state of Andhra
Pradesh has procured nearly
33,000 acr... more The Land Pooling Scheme employed by the state of Andhra Pradesh has procured nearly 33,000 acres of agricultural land to implement the master plan of its new capital city Amaravati. This article explores the intervention made by the LPS as an alternative to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and the various discourses associated with its implementation in AP.
The blog examines 'law struggles' (Sundar, 2011) - in which people struggle to maintain the rule ... more The blog examines 'law struggles' (Sundar, 2011) - in which people struggle to maintain the rule of law and access justice- in the context of India's Amaravati city development project. The blog also reflects on the political force of the state in development politics and the situation of 'rightlessness' that arises from prolonging the 'air of legality' (Lund, 2023) of the existing laws under the presumed legality of new laws. While the blog highlights that people's capacity for legal consciousness to create solidarities becomes crucial in countering 'presumed legality' behind the state's violations, it also emphasises the contingent nature of effective legal mobilisation upon the state's intent and the interests of dominant elites who drive the legal struggles. Finally, this article argues for a critical understanding of 'law struggles' in conjunction with the state's development politics in post-liberalisation India.
The Land Pooling Scheme
employed by the state of Andhra
Pradesh has procured nearly
33,000 acr... more The Land Pooling Scheme employed by the state of Andhra Pradesh has procured nearly 33,000 acres of agricultural land to implement the master plan of its new capital city Amaravati. This article explores the intervention made by the LPS as an alternative to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and the various discourses associated with its implementation in AP.
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employed by the state of Andhra
Pradesh has procured nearly
33,000 acres of agricultural
land to implement the master
plan of its new capital city
Amaravati. This article explores
the intervention made by the
LPS as an alternative to the
Right to Fair Compensation
and Transparency in Land
Acquisition, Rehabilitation and
Resettlement Act, 2013 and the
various discourses associated
with its implementation in AP.
employed by the state of Andhra
Pradesh has procured nearly
33,000 acres of agricultural
land to implement the master
plan of its new capital city
Amaravati. This article explores
the intervention made by the
LPS as an alternative to the
Right to Fair Compensation
and Transparency in Land
Acquisition, Rehabilitation and
Resettlement Act, 2013 and the
various discourses associated
with its implementation in AP.