Disposed

Prem Singh Verma v. Land Acquisition Collector & Ors.

Delhi HC11 Dec 2018W.P.(C)/3563/2016

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What is this about?

The High Court of Delhi disposed of two writ petitions seeking compensation under the 2013 Act. It directed the Land Acquisition Collector (Local Advisory Committee) to treat the compensation claim as a representation, permit document inspection, and decide within eight weeks.

What did the court decide?

Directed the Local Advisory Committee to decide the compensation claim within eight weeks after permitting inspection of records.

Prem Singh Verma Vs Land Acquisition Collector & Ors. — Land Acquisition | Delhi HC (2018)

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* IN THE HIGH +	COURT O W.P	F DELHI AT NEW DEL .(C) 3563/2016	HI
PREM SINGH VERMA		..... Pe	titioner
	Through:	Mr. Akhilesh Kumar Advocate.	Singh,
	versus
LAND ACQUISITION	COLLECTO Through:	R & ORS. ..... Resp Mr. Rajneesh Sharma, Adv LAC/L&B. Mr. Kushagra Pandey, Pane (Civil), GNCTD for Respo 4 and 5. Mr. Kunal Sharma, Advo Mr. Shubendu Bha Advocate for DDA.	ondents ocate for l Counsel ndent Nos cate with ttacharya,
		And
+	W.P.(C) 4	844/2016
DEVI LAL		..... Pet	itioner
	Through:	Mr. Akhilesh Kumar Advocate.	Singh,
	versus
LAND ACQUISITON C	OLLECTO Through:	R & ORS. ..... Res Mr. Arjun Pant, Advocate fo Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, ASC Rao Abdul Ahmad Khan, for Respondent No.3. Mr. Rajneesh Sharma, Ad	pondents r DDA. with Mr. Advocate vocate for

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W.P.(C) 3563/2016 & W.P.(C) 4844/2016

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LAC/L&B.

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CORAM: JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

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O R D E R % 11.12.2018

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Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that although prayer ‘a’ in both these petitions is for setting aside an Award No. 13/2008-2009 (SW), the Petitioners would like to confine their relief to prayer (c) i.e. for compensation in terms of Section 24 (1) (b) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (‘the 2013 Act’).

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In view of the above statement of learned counsels for the Petitioner, the Court issues the following directions:

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i. The Petitioners will appear before the LAC (SW) at Room No. 12, Old Terminal Tax Building, Kapashera, New Delhi- 110037 on 21^st January, 2019 at 11 am with all the relevant documents,

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ii. The LAC will treat the present petitions in so far as the demand for compensation is concerned as a representation and will proceed to decide whether the Petitioners are entitled to the relief of compensation that they are praying for in terms of the 2013 Act.

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iii. Before coming to the above decision, the LAC will permit the Petitioners or their authorised representatives to inspect the

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W.P.(C) 3563/2016 & W.P.(C) 4844/2016

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relevant record in his presence and permit them to advance submissions on the basis thereof.

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iv. The decision of the LAC with reasons will be communicated to each of the Petitioners within a period of eight weeks after the hearing.

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If the Petitioners are aggrieved by decisions of the LAC, they are free to pursue other proper remedies as may be available to them in accordance with law.

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The petitions are accordingly disposed of.

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S. MURALIDHAR, J.

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SANJEEV NARULA, J.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

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W.P.(C) 3563/2016 & W.P.(C) 4844/2016

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Prem Singh Verma v. Land Acquisition Collector & Ors.

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