Supreme Court of India

Delhi Development Authority v. Jagan Singh & Ors.

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Reported as [2023] 2 S.C.R. 411
Decided 17 February 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 declaring that the acquisition with respect to the land in question is de emed to have lapsed is hereby quashed and set aside.

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 the decision of Supreme Court in Pune Municipal Corporation and Anr. v. Harakchand Misirimal Solanki and Ors. reported as declared that the acquisition proceeding i nitiated w.r.t the land in question is deemed to have lapsed u/s.24 (2) – On appeal, held: Decision in Pune Municipal Corporation case has been overruled by the Constitution Bench in Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal and Ors. reported as wherein it is held that once the possession is

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