Section 24 of Land Acquisition Act 2013 and Doctrine of Finality: An Overview
By Siddharth Batra† and Chinmay Dubey††
Cite as: 2022 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 48
Land Acquisition
Land Acquisition| Compensation under 2013 Act cannot be claimed if award under 1894 Act couldn’t be passed due to pendency of proceedings or interim stay: Supreme Court
Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that in a case where on the date of
Land Acquisition| Can market value be determined retrospectively based on the market value of land acquired two years later? SC answers
Supreme Court: In a case where the Court was posed with the question as to whether determination of market value subsequent to
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Land owners cannot claim acquisition proceeding is lapsed u/s. 24(2) of Right to Fair Compensation Act where stay was obtained by them vide interim orders: Supreme Court
Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of M. R. Shah* and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ., reversed the impugned judgment of Karnataka High Court
“State cannot hide behind delay & laches to evade it’s responsibility after acquiring land. There cannot be a ‘limitation’ to doing justice”, holds SC; Land Owners get compensated after decades
Supreme Court: In a case where the bench of S. Ravindra Bhat* and PS Narsimha, JJ was posed with the question as
“Land owner cannot be deprived of the use of the land for years together”; SC sets aside Bombay HC’s direction to acquire a land almost 20 years after finalisation of development plan
Supreme Court: In a case where the Development Plan was finalized in the year 2002, but the same was never implemented nor
Consent award cannot be the basis to determine compensation in other acquisition, especially, when there are other evidences on record: SC
Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna , JJ has held that a consent award cannot be the basis
Utt HC | Irrespective of the personal rights of a person or a community, it can under no set of circumstances, override the rights or need of the defence of the country; Petition dismissed
Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J. dismissed a writ petition which involved the isuue pertaining to regulating the frontier borders of
MP HC | What would be an appropriate factor by which market value of land was to be multiplied to assess the compensation in the case where the land was situated in the rural area? [NH- 148N land acquisition]
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Vivek Rusia and Rajendra Kumar Verma, JJ. took up a bunch of petitions which
No Corporation/Planning Authority can be compelled to acquire an unusable or unsuitable land and be compelled to pay compensation to landowners: SC
Supreme Court: In a case where the Bombay High Court had directed Kolhapur Municipal Corporation to acquire an unusable land under the
Lok Adalat Award cannot be a basis for redetermination of the compensation under Section 28A of the LA Act: SC
Supreme Court: The bench of KM Joseph* and PS Narsimha, JJ was called upon to decide whether the Award passed by a
Land Acquisition| Provisions of 2013 LA Act not applicable for the acquisitions made under the BDA Act
Supreme Court: The bench of SA Nazeer* and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has clarified the position of law on applicability of the provisions
“Contempt is between contemner and the Court”; SC cites R.N. Dey’s case to hold aggrieved party has no right to insist that court should exercise contempt jurisdiction
Supreme Court: The Division Bench of R. Subhash Reddy* and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ., held that once the fresh notification is issued by
Land Acquisition| Right under Section 5A of 1894 Act to stave off compulsory acquisition cannot be unjustifiably extinguished: SC
Supreme Court: In a case where the inquiry under Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was dispensed with despite there
Land Acquisition| Applying 2-year limitation period as per Section 11A of 1894 Act for passing award in pending cases under Section 24(1)(a) of the 2013 Act impractical: SC
Supreme Court: In an important ruling on Land Acquisition and Requisition law, the bench of AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna*, JJ has
Supreme Court directs NOIDA to pay Rs 36 crore compensation in a land acquisition dispute for illegally taking over excess land
Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of Rohinton Fali Nariman and B.R. Gavai, JJ., settled a decade-old land-acquisition dispute by directing NOIDA
Supreme Court upholds 2019 Act validating Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws; Explains legislative competence to pass a retrospective validating Act
“A legislature is deemed to be the main protagonist of the public interest at large. For, the legislature is the bulwark of a democratic polity.”
“Government cannot acquire its own land”. Proceedings under LA Act, 1894 cannot be reopened once the possession has been transferred: SC
Supreme Court: In an interesting case regarding land acquisition by government of Assam for setting up a plastic park, the Division Bench
Ker HC | “An Arbitral award cannot be set aside merely on the ground that compensation awarded is insufficient”; HC concurs with findings of lower Court
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of C. T. Ravikumar and K. Haripal, JJ., partly allowed the instant petition filed under Section