Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 36 · Decided 13 January 2023

The State of Haryana & ORS. v. Sushila & ORS.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
2023 INSC 36 · [2023] 1 S.C.R. 573
Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 9205/2022
Decided
13 January 2023
Bench
M.R. SHAH, S. RAVINDRA BHAT (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Appeal(s) allowed
Case type
Civil
Acts & sections cited
Land Acquisition Act

Headnote

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013: s. 24(2) - Land acquisition, when deemed to have lapsed - Writ petition by the respondent no.1-original writ petitioners, being subsequent purchasers seeking declaration that land is deemed to have lapsed in view of s.24(2) since neither physical possession of the land was taken nor they were paid compensation - Allowed by the High Court - Sustainability of - Held: Not sustainable - Possession was taken over by the acquiring body and handed

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