DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. MOHINDER KAUR ANAND

Supreme Court of India · 31 Aug 2016
KURIAN JOSEPH; C. NAGAPPAN
CIVIL APPEAL NO.8605 OF 2016
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The Supreme Court dismissed the Delhi Development Authority's appeal but allowed one year to initiate fresh land acquisition proceedings under the 2013 Act, failing which possession must be returned to original owners.

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NON REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO.8605 OF 2016
(Arising out of S.L.P.(C) No.31675 of 2015)
DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Appellant(s)
VERSUS
MOHINDER KAUR ANAND AND OTHERS Respondent(s)
JUDGMENT
KURIAN, J.
Leave granted.
The issue, in principle, is covered against the appellant by judgment in Civil Appeal No. 8477 of 2016 arising out of Special Leave Petition(C) No. 8467 of
2015.
This appeal is, accordingly, dismissed.
In the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case, the appellant is given a period of one year to exercise its liberty granted under Section 24(2) of the
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land
Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 for initiation of the acquisition proceedings afresh.
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We make it clear that in case no fresh acquisition proceedings are initiated within the said period of one year from today by issuing a Notification under Section
11 of the Act, the appellant, if in possession, shall return the physical possession of the land to the original land owner.
Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. ........................J.
(KURIAN JOSEPH) ........................J.
(C. NAGAPPAN)
New Delhi, August 31, 2016