In Brief
The Supreme Court decided multiple Special Leave Petitions challenging DDA's refusal to pay compensation or take possession of acquired land, citing court stay orders as justification. The Court held that a stay order operates only on the specific land named in it and cannot be extended to adjoining land merely because both are covered by the same award. Where a stay was against passing an award but the award was subsequently passed, it did not bar payment or possession. Transfers made with valid No Objection Certificates under the 1972 Act were protected. Several matters were reserved for judgment; others were de-tagged and listed for further hearing, with directions for DDA to produce stay orders within specified timelines."
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