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Supreme Court of India 2022-12-12 allowed

Bench: 2 — M.R. Shah, M.M. Sundresh

In Brief

The Lucknow Development Authority sought to set aside a High Court judgment that declared the land acquisition of Plot No. 219 in Lucknow void under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act, on the ground that compensation was not paid/deposited when the Act came into force. The Supreme Court held that Section 24(2)'s deemed lapse requires BOTH conditions to be absent: no possession AND no compensation. Since the Authority had taken possession in February 2003—before the Act commenced—the proceedings could not lapse merely due to non-payment of compensation. The Court quashed the High Court's order and allowed the appeal.",

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Land Acquisition Law Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 Statutory Interpretation Deemed Lapse of Acquisition Proceedings Possession of Land

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