[ [13:49, 05/03/2025] bang ridzky: parties entitled to compensation in the land procurement processthe entitlement to compensation in the implementation phase of land procurement is regulated under law no. 2 of 2012 on land procurement for development in the public interest, supported by presidential regulation no. 71 of 2012 on the implementation of land procurement for development in the public interest. one of the key issues in the implementation phase of land procurement is compensation for cultivated land.cultivated land refers to state-owned land that is physically occupied and used by individuals without any formal legal ownership. this issue became a point of contention in the construction of the light rail transit (lrt) project in cikarang, bekasi city, particularly in jatimulya village, south tambun district.the main issues examined in this study are: (1) how is compensation for cultivated land determined under land procurement regulations? (2) have the court’s considerations in deciding compensation claims aligned with the legal framework for development in the public interest?this research employs a normative juridical approach with descriptive-analytical methods, utilizing both primary and secondary data sources, and drawing conclusions through deductive reasoning.the findings suggest that the party entitled to compensation is the land cultivator, based on the horizontal separation principle—which means that although the cultivator physically controls the land, they do not hold formal legal ownership. consequently, the cultivator is only entitled to compensation for buildings or other assets on the land, not for the land itself.this is further supported by:1. article 23(1) of presidential regulation no. 71 of 2012, which states that parties who occupy state land in good faith are entitled to compensation.2. article 25(2)(b) of the same regulation, which stipulates that ownership of buildings, plants, or other objects related to the land must be proven with a statement of physical possession as valid evidence.[13:50, 05/03/2025] bang ridzky: parties entitled to compensation in the land procurement processthe right to compensation in the implementation of land procurement is regulated under law no. 2 of 2012 on land procurement for development in the public interest, supported by presidential regulation no. 71 of 2012 on the implementation of land procurement for development in the public interest. a key issue in this process is compensation for cultivated land—state-owned land that is physically occupied and used without formal legal ownership.this issue arose in the construction of the light rail transit (lrt) project in cikarang, bekasi city, specifically in jatimulya village, south tambun district. the primary questions addressed in this study are:1. how is compensation for cultivated land determined under land procurement regulations?2. have judicial considerations in compensation rulings aligned with the legal framework governing land procurement for public development?this research adopts a normative juridical approach with a descriptive-analytical method, utilizing primary and secondary data sources and drawing conclusions through deductive reasoning.the findings indicate that land cultivators are entitled to compensation, based on the horizontal separation principle, which distinguishes between land ownership and physical possession. since cultivators physically occupy but do not legally own the land, they are entitled to compensation only for buildings, crops, or other assets on the land—not for the land itself.this is reinforced by:1. article 23(1) of presidential regulation no. 71 of 2012, which affirms that individuals who occupy state land in good faith are eligible for compensation.2. article 25(2)(b) of the same regulation, which stipulates that ownership of buildings, crops, or other objects related to the land must be substantiated with a statement of physical possession as valid evidence