Supreme Court of India

Land and Building Department Thr. Secretary & Anr v. Attro Devi & Ors.

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Bench Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal JJ.
Decided 11 April 2023

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Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – s. 24(2) – Notification u/s 4 was issued on 23.06.1989 – Another notification u/s 6 was issued on 20.06.1990 – Award announced on 19.06.1992 – Respondents filed a writ petition in the High Court claiming that neither possession was taken over nor compensation was paid thus the acquisition had lapsed u/s 24(2) – The appellant’s stand before the High Court was that the possession of the land was taken on 06.12.2012 but compensation could not be paid to the recorded land owners as they…

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