<h1>Supreme Court warns against land-for-land policies except in rarest cases, rules livelihood claims unsustainable under Article 21</h1> The Supreme Court cautioned states against implementing 'land-for-land' policies, stating such schemes should only be used in 'rarest of rare cases.' The court ruled that claims of livelihood deprivation under Article 21 to oppose land acquisition are unsustainable. In a case involving a state urban development authority and displaced landowners, the court criticized the state's rehabilitation policy as 'very unusual' and noted that governments often create unnecessary schemes to appease citizens, leading to litigation. The court held that displaced persons whose land was acquired in the 1990s were entitled to benefits under a 2016 policy rather than the more favorable 1992 scheme, despite filing suits 14-20 years after acquisition. The court granted four weeks for online applications under the current policy.