Allowed
Ajay Sharma v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
Delhi HCW.P.(C)/8037/2015
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court declared that acquisition proceedings initiated under the 1894 Act regarding the petitioner's land were deemed to have lapsed. This decision applied Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act where no compensation was paid as the amount was merely deposited in the treasury and not tendered to the owner.
What did the court decide?
The acquisition proceedings initiated under the 1894 Act in respect of the subject lands are declared to be deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act.