Supreme Court of India
The Executive Engineer, Gosikhurd Project Ambadi, Bhandara, Maharashtra Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation v. Mahesh and Others
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We hold that Section 25 of the 2013 Act applies to awards made under Section 24(1)(a) of the 2013 Act and the period of limita tion of twelve months would commence from 1st January 2014.
Judgment, page 29
From the headnote
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 : ss. 25 and 24(1)(a) – Interpretation of s. 24(1)(a) – Determination of period within which an award to be made – Hel d: s. 11A of the 1894 Act and s. 25 of the 2013 Act pr escribe two different periods of limitation – If two year period for making an award in terms of s.11A of the 1894 Act is applied to awards made u/s. 24(1)(a), it may lead to practical absurdities and anomalies – This would mitigate against the legislative intent behind p rescription of time for making of an award in
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