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Kuldeep Singh & Ors. v. the Honorable Lt. Governor & Ors.
Delhi HCW.P.(C)/7139/2015
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The Court declared that acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act. Compensation deposited in the treasury but not paid to landowners suffices for the bar on reinstatement after five years from commencement of the 2013 Act.
What did the court decide?
Declaration that the acquisition proceedings initiated under the 1894 Act are deemed to have lapsed.