Bathinda Dev. Auth. Formerly Known as (PUDA) v. Iqbal Singh & Others

November 26, 2021

Civil Appeal No. 2464 of 2015

Land Acquisition and Requisition — Acquisition of land — Proceedings for — Lapse of — Possession had not been taken and compensation had also not been paid to landowners — Acquisition would lapse — This is sufficient ground for protection under the provision of S. 24(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 — Appeal against impugned order declaring deemed lapse of proceedings, therefore liable to be dismissed — Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — S. 24(2) — Constitution of India, Art. 132
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(Vikramajit Sen and Prafulla C. Pant, JJ.)

Bathinda Dev. Auth. Formerly Known as (PUDA) ______ Appellant

Iqbal Singh & Others _____________________________ Respondent(s)

Civil Appeal No. 2464 of 2015, decided on February 26, 2015

[Arising out of SLP (C) 6923 of 2015 @ CC No. 17578 of 2014]

The Judgement of the court was delivered by

Vikramajit Sen, J.

1. Delay condoned. Leave granted.

2. This Appeal assails the Order of the Division Bench of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, which had allowed the Writ Petitions before it, and declared that the acquisition had lapsed for the reason that the possession had not been taken and compensation, too, not paid. This is sufficient ground for protection under the provision of Section 24(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013.

3. The Appeal is dismissed in the above terms.

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