Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – s.24(2) – High Court relied upon the Supreme Court decision in case of Pune Municipal Corporation and Anr. v. Harakchand Misirimal Solanki and Ors. and declared the acquisition proceedings with respect to the land in question deemed to have lapsed by virtue of s.24(2) of the 2013 Act – It is the specific case of the appellant-State that the possession of the land was taken – Held: The case relied on by High Court has been overruled by the subsequent Constitution Bench decision in Indore Development authority v. Manoharlal and Ors. – Applying the law laid down by the Supreme Court to the instant case, there is no deemed lapse u/s. 24(2) of the 2013 Act – Impugned judgment of the High Court set aside – Appeal allowed. Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal & Ors. (2020) 8 SCC 129 : [2020] 3 SCR 1 – followed.
Pune Municipal Corporation & Anr. v. Harakchand Misrimal Solanki & Ors. (2014) 3 SCC 183 : [2014] 1 SCR 783 – referred to.
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