In Brief
In this land acquisition dispute, the Delhi Administration appealed against a judgment concerning the acquisition of land from Gaurav Sahni and others. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the governing legal principle was already settled by prior precedent. However, the Court granted the Delhi Administration a one-year period to initiate fresh land acquisition proceedings under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. If no fresh acquisition notification is issued within that period, the Administration must return physical possession of the land to its original owner.">
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