Allowed
Rajneesh Trust & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
Delhi HCW.P.(C)/8981/2014
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The Court held that land acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act are deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act because the award was made over five years prior to the Act's commencement and compensation remained undeposited to the petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Declaration that the acquisition proceedings initiated under the 1894 Act in respect of the subject land are deemed to have lapsed.