Rajnish Kumar Singla and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Delhi declared that acquisition proceedings initiated under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in respect of specific lands in Delhi are deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
What did the court decide?
A declaration was issued that the acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act regarding the petitioners' land in village Mamoorpur, Narela, Delhi are deemed to have lapsed.