Supreme Court of India

The Secretary, Land & Building Dept. Govt. of Nct of Delhi & Ors v. Om Prakash (dead) through Lrs. & Ors.

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Bench M. R. Shah and Hima Kohli JJ.
Decided 20 January 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court in Writ Petition THE SECRETARY, LAND & BUILDING DEPT. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI v.

Judgment, page 5

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Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013: s. 24(2) – Land acquisition, when deemed to have lapsed – Writ petition by the private respondent-writ petitioner seeking declaration that acquisition proceedings pertaining to subject land is deemed to have lapsed in view of s.24(2) – High Court held the acquisition is deemed to have lapsed on the ground that compensation with respect to the land was not tendered – Sustainability of – Held: Not sustainable – Possession of the land was taken over and handed over to the beneficiary…

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