Land acquisition on the moon is not legally possible according to international laws and treaties. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which over 100 countries have signed, states that celestial bodies like the moon are the common heritage of mankind and not subject to ownership or claims of sovereignty by any nation. While some private companies sell plots of land on the moon, these transactions have no legal validity and purchasing lunar land is considered an honorary gesture rather than a legitimate real estate deal according to experts.

1. Land Acquisition On Moon
Presented By:-
Rohit Panjwani (B-47)
Kshalit Bhardwaj (B-27)
Rahul Gaur ( B-09)
Akanksha (C-32)
Kanishk Jain (C-67)
BBA.LLB 5th Year Sem- 9
Presented Before:- Mr. Avinash

2. Table of content
 Introduction
 Concept Of Ownership And possession
 Land Acquisition Laws in India
 Procedure for the Land Acquisition
 International Laws
 Can you buy land on Moon?
 How To Buy Plot On Moon
 Outer Space Treaty
 Loophole
 Government Measures
 Agencies
 Lunar Land
 Lunar Embassy(2013- present)
 Person holding land On moon
 Suggestion
 Conclusion

3. Introduction
 Land acquisition is the process by which the government acquires
private property for public purpose.
 The Government of India believed there was a heightened public
concern on land acquisition issues in India.
 The particular concern was that despite many amendments, over the
years, to India’s Land Acquisition Act of 1894, there was an absence of a
cohesive national law that addressed fair compensation when private
land is acquired for public use, and fair rehabilitation of land owners and
those directly affected from loss of livelihoods.
 Till 2013, Land acquisition in India was governed by Land acquisition Act
of 1894.
 Buying land on the moon is illegal as per the 1967 Outer Space Treaty,
signed by 109 nations, including India.
 As per the Treaty, "outer space is not subject to national appropriation by
claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other
means."

4. Concept of Ownership and
Possession
 Ownership is a complex juristic concept which has
its origin in the Ancient Roman.
 Law. In Roman law ownership and possession
were respectively termed as ‘dominium’ and
‘possessio’.
The term dominium denotes absolute right to a thing
while possessio implied only physical control over it.
 Ownership includes four kinds of rights within
itself.
1. Right to use a thing
2. Right to exclude others from using the thing
3. Disposing of the thing

5.  Possession is defined as “it is continuing exercise of
a claim to the exclusive use of it.” It does not cover
incorporeal possession. Possession is different from
ownership but normally possession and ownership
lie together.
 There are two essential elements of possession,
i.e., animus and corpus.
I. Animus is the intent or mental condition or activity
or claim of exclusive use of the thing possessed.
II. Corpus is second element, which is essential and
completes possession. It is objective part of
possession.
 Hence we can say that both ownership and
possession cannot be exercised completely on
moon or any other lunar planets because we cannot
exercise exclusive right of using moon nor we can
do any activity over there.

6. Land acquisition laws in India
 The primary Land Acquisition Act was the Land Acquisition Act of
1894
 Land acquisition is the process by which the government acquires
private property for Public Purpose.
 Government acquisition in about 12 categories under section 2(1)
of the act were exempted from consent .
 13 Acts under schedule four of the act through which most of the
land acquisition takes place were also exempt from consent as
well as SIA
 The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land
Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, Which
came into force from 1January 2014.
 Compensation : Compensation in rural areas would be calculated
by multiplying market value by two and adding assets attached to
the land or building and adding a solatium. In urban areas it would

7. Procedure for the Land Acquisition
 Investigation process
When a local authority requires a land, an application is required to be made by
it,accompanied with a copy of the plan showing survey purpose of acquisition and the
reason for the particular site .
After the government has been fully satisfied about the purpose , it will issue a notification under Section 4 of the act
that the particular Land is required for public purpose.
 Objection And Confirmation
Objections are invited for all persons interested in land within 30 days from the date of
notification.
 Claim And Award
The collector will issue notices under Section 9 to all persons interested in the acquisition
to file their claim reports . In determining the compensation the market value of the land is
determined at the date of notification .
 Reference To Court
Any person interested to whom the award is not satisfactory can submit a
written application to the court . This application should be made within six
weeks from the date of declaration of the award.

8. International laws
 Lunar land are claiming the property in compliance with
Title IV of the Space Resource Exploration and
Utilization Act of 2015, Section 402 in the USA, which
states:
"A U.S. citizen engaged in commercial recovery of an
asteroid resource or a space resource shall be entitled to
any asteroid resource or space resource obtained, including
to possess, own, transport, use, and sell it according to
applicable law, including U.S. international obligations".
 Non-U.S. citizens may possess Lunar property and
resources by contracting a proxy (agent) with U.S.
citizenship or commercial rights. However, as per several
reports, this bill was never passed in the US parliament

9. Can you buy land on Moon?
 No, as the International treaty essentially
states that all forms of outer space exploration
(which includes lunar exploration) would be for
the benefit of all mankind. It also explicitly
states that no individual can purchase a piece
of lunar land and call it his or her own.
 This means Lunar Land Registry and buying
land for private ownership of the moon is
impossible and illegal, as per the Outer Space
Treaty of several nations.
 For common heritage, private ownership does
not apply, like air or outer space,” said Dr
Stellina Jolly, assistant professor of Faculty of
Legal Studies at South Asian University in New
Delhi.

10. How To Buy Plot On Moon
 The OST(Outer Space Treaty) says that no nation can exercise sovereignty
over any body in outer space, including the moon.
 No private person can own property and freely exercise rights of
ownership under the law ,unless that land has been first legally claimed by
some sovereign and unless that sovereign has established a legal system
that recognizes and protects that ownership.
 This means Lunar Land Registry and buying land for private ownership of
the moon is impossible and illegal, as per the Outer Space Treaty of
several nations.
 But, there are still agencies like The Lunar Registry who are allegedly
selling the celestial land and we know a few Indians like Rajeev V Bagdhi
and Sushant Singh Rajput who have bought the lunar land from such
portals.
 There are a couple of websites and ‘real estate’ companies that specialize
in buying land on the Moon.
 According to an international treaty, celestial objects are considered to be
man’s heritage and no single country can own it. Therefore, going by the
fact that no one owns the Moon, no one can sell it to you. You can consider
these purchases as honorary ones. Or gestures, if you will. But in terms of

11. Outer Space Treaty
 Outer Space Treaty signed on 27January 1967.
 June 2020, 110 countries are parties to the treaty, while
another 23 have signed the treaty but have not completed
ratification
 Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the
Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and
Other Celestial Bodies.
 Article II of the Treaty states that
"outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, is
not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by
means of use or occupation, or by any other means."
 All celestial resources (including the Lesser Magellanic
Clouds, presumably), are the common heritage of mankind.

12. Loophole
 Even if there is no treaty, for any nation to
claim ownership of an unclaimed land, they
must fulfil two requirements according to
international law. “One, you need to have
physical possession of the land, at least for
sometime, and second, you must have
effective control,” said Jolly.
 However, these two conditions have not been
fulfilled for the Moon and other celestial
bodies – yet. Some websites claim that since
the treaty mentions explicitly nations, and not
its citizens, an individual can legally own land
on the Moon.

13. Government measures
 The outer space treaty states that governments “shall bear
international responsibility for national activities in outer space,
including the Moon and other celestial bodies, whether such
activities are carried on by governmental agencies or by non-
governmental entities.”
 Governments should also assure “that national activities are
carried out in conformity with the provisions set forth in the
present Treaty,” according to the treaty.
 “Government is not bothered because such deeds have
absolutely no legal sanctity. If people are acting foolishly
government is not obliged to take action,” .
 If a law develops for private ownership of space resources,
and technology advances enough for individuals to physically
access the Moon, perhaps that is when the problem may arise.
“Whoever has sold lunar land to to ny person, they were never
the owners. If I don’t have a title to a property, how can I sell it
to you?”

14. Agencies
 The Lunar Registry-
Website - ‘’ https://lunarregistry.com/’’
 Allegedly selling the celestial land and we
know a few Indians like Rajeev V Bagdhi
and Sushant Singh Rajput who have bought
the lunar land from such portals.

15. Lunar Land
 Website - https://lunarland.com/
 Lunar Land Map
Marks a dot showing the exact location of the purchased lunar land
estate property by quadrant, lot number, latitude and longitude.
 Lunar Land Deed
Legal document listing the actual location of the purchased lunar
land property by quadrant, lot number, latitude and longitude.
 Lunar Land Pledge
Outlines the functions and basic structure of the International
Association Of Human Planetary Exploration (IAOHPE).

16. Lunar Embassy (2013-
present)
 The LUNAR EMBASSY is the Original and
ONLY lunar property seller. It’s Founder
Dennis Hope filed the claim of Ownership and
found the loophole in the 1967 Space Treaty.
 Lunar land is not an authorized Lunar Embassy
Selling Agent. In fact, lunar land, buy mars,
Moon Estates, lunar registry are all copy cat
companies, selling fake lands they have no
claim to, do not support their unscrupulous
actions.

17. Person Holding Land On
Moon
 Shah Rukh Khan
 Sushant Singh Rajput- Sushant's land on the moon is
called the Mare Muscoviense or the ‘Sea of Muscovy’.
His purchase deed says, “Be it known and proclaimed to all
that Sushant Singh Rajput is recorder as the true and legal
owner of the property located at Mare Moscoviense (“Sea of
Muscovy”), 27.3 degree North Latitude, 147.9 degree East
Longitude, Tract 01 – Parcels A0263, A0264 and A0265
(three acres, inclusive) as designated on Luna, Earth’s
Moon, and duty recorded by the International Lunar Lands
Registry.
The deed is “officially registered and recorded by The Lunar
Registry at New York City and legally certified on 25 June
2018.” It is signed by “Jean Sebastian Belanger, Registrar
on behalf of the Lunar Republic Socielty.

18. Suggestion
 There is no government on moon there is no
authority that can confirm and protect your
investment on moon
 Transactions are pretty bogus.
 According to an international treaty, celestial
objects are considered to be man’s heritage and no
single country can own it.
 In terms of the legal world or the real estate world,
they hold no value .
 The sale and purchase of land on moon is null and
void.

19. Conclusion
 The Ownership And Possession on moon is
both illegal And In valid.
 The Ownership on Moon is currently not
possible and it is hypothetical.
 No Government Laws and International
Laws support ownership and possession on
the moon.
 No person have any right to buy or posses
any part of land on Moon.
 The people who currently buying land on
moon is totally vague and is not supported
by law and is only status symbol.