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Category: Land Acquisition

Land Acquisition

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Ss 11A & 17(3A) – possession is taken after tendering and paying eighty per centum, though there is need to pass an award and requirement is to pay the balance within a reasonable time, the rigour of Section 11A of Act, 1894 will not apply – Acquisition shall not lapse

Oct 16, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH M/S DELHI AIRTECH SERVICES PVT. LTD AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. STATE OF U.P AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : S. Abdul Nazeer,…

Land Acquisition

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – Section 24(1)(a) – Under the provisions of Section 24(1)(a) in case the award is not made as on 1-1.2014, the date of commencement of the 2013 Act, there is no lapse of proceedings. Compensation has to be determined under the provision of the 2013 Act.

Oct 9, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY — Appellant Vs. SHIV KUMAR AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and Krishna Murari, JJ. ) Civil Appeal…

Land Acquisition

Land Acquisition – When the matter relates to the payment of amount of compensation to the land losers, if at all two views are possible, the view that advances the cause of justice is always to be preferred rather than the other view, which may draw its strength only from technicalities.

Oct 8, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH KAZI MOINUDDIN KAZI BASHIRODDIN AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. THE MAHARASHTRA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THROUGH ITS SENIOR REGIONAL MANAGER REGIONAL OFFICE, MTDC, AURANGABAD, MAHARASHTRA…

Land Acquisition

Land Acquisition Case – In a democratic society governed by the rule of law, the rights of an individual carry immense importance and are the foundational blocks on which our legal, social, and political milieu thrives – Under no circumstances should the rights of individual citizens be trodden upon arbitrarily and any curtailment of them must be scrutinized with utmost care.

Sep 12, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH DR. ABRAHAM PATANI OF MUMBAI AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Surya Kant and…

Land Acquisition

Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966 HELD Respondent No. 2 validly exercised its powers under the MMC Act to direct the acquisition of the Appellants’ land. The argument by the Appellants that the MRTP Act maintains supremacy over the MMC Act is not the correct position of law, in our opinion, and the two statutes exist side-by-side with some degree of overlap. The powers under the MMC Act remain intact even in cases where they cover a subject that is also provided for in the MRTP Act.

Sep 4, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH DR. ABRAHAM PATANI OF MUMBAI AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Surya Kant and…

Land Acquisition

Compensation – Lapse of acquisition proceedings – There is no lapse of acquisition proceedings under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act, the land which has stood vested with continues to do – Also, there is no question of payment of any compensation in respect of the suit land as per the Act, 2013 –

Aug 30, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. SUBHASH CHANDER SEHGAL AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : M. R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna,…

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