Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – s.24(2) – High Court relying on the decision of Supreme Court in Pune Municipal Corporation and Anr. v. Harakchand Misirimal Solanki and Ors. reported as [2014] 1 SCR 783 declared that the acquisition proceeding initiated w.r.t the land in question is deemed to have lapsed u/s.24(2) – On appeal, held: Decision in Pune Municipal Corporation case relied upon by the High Court while passing the impugned judgment has been overruled by the Constitution Bench in Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal and Ors. reported as [2020] 3 SCR 1– Applying the law laid down therein to the present case and the fact that the possession of the land in question was taken over, there shall not be any deemed lapse of acquisition – Impugned judgment set aside.
Indore Development Authority vs. Manoharlal and Ors. (2020) 8 SCC 129 : [2020] 3 SCR 1 – followed.
Pune Municipal Corporation and Anr. Vs. Harakchand Misirimal Solanki and Ors. (2014) 3 SCC 183 : [2014]
1 SCR 783 – referred to.
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