Allowed
Manmohan Kaur (Decd) through Lrs. v. Union of India & Ors.
Delhi HCW.P.(C)/1723/2015
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court declared that acquisition proceedings initiated under the 1894 Act regarding the petitioners' land were deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act, as the award was made over five years prior to the Act's commencement and compensation remained unpaid.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was allowed with a declaration that the acquisition proceedings initiated under the 1894 Act in respect of the subject land are deemed to have lapsed.