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The Laws regarding the Land acquisition in India was always a topic of controversy, especially those relating to tribal communities. The tribal communities throughout our history have struggled to preserve and safeguard their lands and the rights over their lands form the clutches of the government and private organizations. Various tribal communities gave lost their lands due to unethical and improper acquisition by the governmental and non- governmental organizations for development endeavours. Due to the implementation of various land acquisition laws and regulations in India, the tribal lands have greatly been affected, which has resulted in their displacement, loss of livelihood and cultural disintegration within tribal communities. Thus this research paper aims to investigate the impact of land acquisition Laws on tribal communities in India. This paper aims to analyse the legal structure that safeguards the land rights of these tribal communities and assess the impact of land acquisition policies on their traditional ways of sustaining themselves and preserving their heritage. This paper also aims to investigate the challenges that these affected tribal communities face while protecting their tribal lands from being taken over by the government or private organizations. By examining current laws, court precedents and existing policies, the study explores the level of protection that is provided to tribal communities with regard to their land rights under the existing legal system and mechanisms for addressing the issues of land acquisition. Furthermore, this paper focuses on the socio- economic and legal impacts of land acquisition laws on tribal communities in India, considers the aspect of fair compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement of the affected tribal communities.