Supreme Court of India

Land Acquisition Collector & Anr. v. Ashok Kumar & Ors.

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Bench M. R. Shah and C. T. Ravikumar JJ.
Decided 13 March 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the present appeal succeeds.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – s.24(2) – High Court relying on its decision in Gyanender Singh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. [W.P. ( ) No. 1393/2014] and the decision of Supreme Court in Pune Municipal Corporation case, allowed the writ petition and declared that the acquisition w.r.t the land in question is deemed to have lapsed u/s.24(2) on the ground that neither the possession of the land in question was taken nor the compensation was tendered/paid – On appeal, held: Decision in Pune Municipal Corporation has…

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