Supreme Court of India

Govt. of Nct of Delhi & Anr. v. Khajan Singh & Anr.

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Reported as [2023] 1 S.C.R. 913
Bench M. R. Shah and C. T. Ra Vikumar JJ.
Decided 20 January 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and applying the law laid down by this Court in the Constitution Bench decision in the cas e of Indore Development Authority (supra) to the facts of the case on hand, the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court is unsustainable and the same deserves to be quashed and set aside and is accordi ngly quashed and set aside.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – S. 24(2) – High Court relying upon the decision in Pune Municipal Corporation & Anr. v. Harakchand Misrimal Solanki & Ors observed that though possession of the land in question was taken over b ut as compensation was not paid, the acquisition proceedings in respect of land in question deemed to have lapsed u/s. 24(2) of 2013 Act – On appeal, held: The decision in Pune Municipal Corporation & Anr. v. Harakchand Misrimal Solanki & Ors has been specifically overruled by the Constitution

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