Devender Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
This court granted the petitioner a declaration that acquisition proceedings initiated under the 1894 Act, which resulted in an unimplemented award over five years before the 2013 Act's commencement, are deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act.
What did the court decide?
Declaration that the acquisition proceedings initiated under the 1894 Act in respect of the subject lands are deemed to have lapsed.