Supreme Court of India

Delhi Development Authority v. Manpreet Singh & Ors

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Reported as [2023] 1 S.C.R. 737
Bench M. R. Shah and C.T. Ravikumar JJ.
Decided 16 January 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, bot h these appeals succeed.

Judgment, page 4

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 – Writ petition by the respondent-original writ petitioners, being subsequent purchasers seeking declaration that acquisition proceedings pe rtaining to subject land is deemed to have lapsed in view of s. 24(2) – High Court allowed the writ petition – Sustainability of – Held: Not sustainable – Subsequent purchaser has no locus to chall enge the acquisition and/or lapsing of the acquisition under the Act of 20 13 – Original writ

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