Published on : 19 Nov 2025, 1:29 pm 4 min read

Consider the plight of farmers like Natha from the movie Peepli Live , who receives a government notice that their land is to be acquired for a public project. An award is subsequently passed and the compensation is formally recorded as “tendered.” However, they never actually receive compensation because it is deposited in the government treasury instead of their account, often delayed by disputes over land title, missing documentation, or administrative negligence.

When they finally turn to court after realising that the land is gone and no compensation has arrived, they are told that since the payment was technically offered, the acquisition cannot lapse. This injustice persists, leaving them deprived of both their land and it

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