Supreme Court of India

Delhi Development Authority v. Surender Singh & Ors.

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Reported as [2023] 3 S.C.R. 345
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal JJ.
Decided 11 April 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid discussion, we answer the questions as under: 366.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2 013: s. 24(2) – Land acquisition, when deemed to have lapsed – Acqu isition proceedings initiated under Land Acquisition Act, 1 894 – Writ petitions u/s. 24(2) claiming that acquisition under the 1894 Act had lapsed as neither the possession was taken nor the comp ensation therefor has been paid – High Courts relying on the Pune Municipal Corporation’s case held that the acquisition has lapsed as the compensation was not paid to the land owners – On appea l, held: The Constitution Bench

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