The High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking to declare land acquisition proceedings lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act. The Court held the petition barred by laches as petitioners delayed three decades without challenging the award. Procedural disputes were dismissed on merits.
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CORAM: JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA
O R D E R % 08.01.2019
Dr. S. Muralidhar, J. :
“i. Issue an appropriate writ, order or directions declaring the entire acquisition proceedings in respect of the land of petitioners i.e. 7 bighas and 18 biswas out of land ad-measuring 9 Bighas and 17 Biswas comprised in khasra nos.649/346 (9-17), village Lado Sarai, New Delhi to have lapsed in view of Section 24 (2) of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Re-settlement Act, 2013.
ii. Pass any further order/s that this Hon‟ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case.”
W.P.(C) 43/2017 Page 1 of 3
Award was passed in 1984-85.
W.P.(C) 43/2017 Page 2 of 3
relief.
S. MURALIDHAR, J.
SANJEEV NARULA, J.
JANUARY 08, 2019/ ss
W.P.(C) 43/2017 Page 3 of 3
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the petition for declaring acquisition proceedings lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Re-settlement Act, 2013
Whether the claim is barred by laches due to the delay of three decades in challenging the acquisition.
Whether disputed facts regarding possession and payment of compensation can be examined in writ proceedings under Article 226.
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As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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