Bathinda Dev. Auth. v. Iqbal Singh

Supreme Court of India · 26 Feb 2015
VikramaJit Sen; Prafulla C. Pant
Civil Appeal No. 2464 of 2015
property appeal_dismissed Significant

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The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that land acquisition lapses if possession and compensation are not completed within the prescribed time under Section 24(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVILAPPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVILAPPEAL NO. 2464 OF 2015
[Arising out of SLP(C) 6923 of 2015 @ CC No. 17578 of 2014]
BATHINDA DEV. AUTH. FORMERLY
KNOWN AS (PUDA) .. APPELLANT
VERSUS
IQBAL SINGH & OTHERS .. RESPONDENTS
JUDGMENT
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. Page 2

3 The Appeal is dismissed in the above terms ............................................. J. [VIKRAMAJIT SEN] ............................................. J. [ PRAFULLA C. PANT] New Delhi, February 26, 2015.