The High Court of Delhi held that acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act as no compensation was paid and possession taken before the Act's commencement.
Petitioner entitled to a declaration that the acquisition proceedings are deemed to have lapsed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Judgment delivered on: 01.08.2016
W.P.(C) 11462/2015
VIKRAM SETH
..... Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ..... Respondents
Advocates who appeared in this case:
For the Petitioner : Mr N.S. Vasisht with Mr M.P. Bhargava For the Respondent UOI : Mr Chiranjeev Kumar with Mr Mukesh Sachdeva For the Respondent L&B/LAC : Mr Yeeshu Jain with Ms Jyoti Tyagi
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BADAR DURREZ AHMED HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR
J U D G M E N T
BADAR DURREZ AHMED, J (ORAL)
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order as to costs.
BADAR DURREZ AHMED, J
ASHUTOSH KUMAR, J
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether acquisition proceedings initiated under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 shall be deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act.
Whether the petitioner is entitled to a declaration that the impugned award deems to have lapsed.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
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3 provisions across 3 enactments
Vikram Seth
Union of India
Badar Durrez Ahmed
Ashutosh Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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