From the above noted facts, it is more than evident that the challenge to the acquisition proceedings raised by the original tenure holder was rejected vide judgment and order dated 8.9.1988. The award was declared on 27.2.1989 and the possession of the land in question has been taken on 8.8.1989. With the preparation of the possession memo, the physical possession of the land in question has been handed over to U.P. Awas Vikas Parishad. The acquisition proceedings, thus, concluded in the year 1989 with the handing over the possession of the land in question in favour of the acquiring body and declaration of the award on 27.2.1989. After that, it was not open to the petitioners to challenge the acquisition proceedings, who are successors. however, in second and third round of litigations they have succeeded in getting an order to consider their claim for exemption of land of the acquired land and allotment made in favour of Miglani Constructions Pvt. Ltd., has been stayed till the decision is taken by the Housing Board. In any case, the Housing Board has refused to exempt the land in its 220th Board meeting dated 3.8.2012. After this entire exercise, the claim of the petitioner that the land in question acquisition has been lapsed in view of Section 24(2) of the Act, 2013 is wholly misconceived. Even otherwise, the Apex Court in the case of Indore Development Authority vs. Manohar Lal 2020 (8) SCC 129, has held that Section 24(2) of the Act, 2013 is not attracted in a case where the acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 has been concluded.
