Allowed
Nipun Mittal v. Unoin of India and Ors.
Delhi HCW.P.(C)/2497/2015
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The petitioner sought a declaration that acquisition proceedings initiated under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act. The court held that since no possession was taken or compensation paid, the proceedings are deemed to have lapsed.
What did the court decide?
Proceedings initiated under the 1894 Act in respect of the subject lands are declared to have lapsed.