Land Acquisition Act, 1894

Supreme Court Clarifies Land Acquisition Lapse Under Section 24 of the 2013 Act: Ayodhya Faizabad Development Authority vs. Ram Newaj (20 May 2022)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Land Acquisition Lapse Under Section 24 of the 2013 Act: Ayodhya Faizabad Development Authority vs. Ram Newaj (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land acquisition proceedings lapse under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 if compensation is deposited in the Treasury but […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: DDA vs. Sunil Khatri (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: DDA vs. Sunil Khatri (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land acquisition proceedings lapse under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, if possession was not taken due to court orders. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Delhi Development Authority vs.

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Supreme Court Revises Land Acquisition Compensation for Haryana Villages: Balwan Singh vs. State of Haryana (2022)

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Supreme Court Revises Land Acquisition Compensation for Haryana Villages LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation for land acquisition. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Balwan Singh (Dead) By Lrs. Etc. Etc. vs. The State of Haryana and Others [Judgment Date]: 18 May 2022 Date of the Judgment: 18 May 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 486 Judges:

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition, Grants Enhanced Compensation: Noida vs. Ravindra Kumar (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition, Grants Enhanced Compensation: Noida vs. Ravindra Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in not setting aside the land acquisition despite finding the invocation of the urgency clause illegal, and whether compensation should be awarded as per the 2013 Act. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: NOIDA

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Delhi Development Authority Wins Against Godfrey Phillips (I) Ltd. & Ors. (06 May 2022)

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Delhi Development Authority vs. Godfrey Phillips (I) Ltd. & Ors.: Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition Date of the Judgment: 06 May 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 3073 of 2022 (Arising out of SLP (Civil) No. 23418 of 2017) Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a subsequent purchaser of land claim that the

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Delhi Administration vs. Pawan Kumar (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Delhi Administration vs. Pawan Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a subsequent purchaser of land can claim lapse of acquisition proceedings under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, and whether deposit of compensation in court amounts to payment. CASE

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition Compensation: Bhag Singh vs. Union of India (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition Compensation: Bhag Singh vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair market value for land acquisition. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: Bhag Singh vs. Union of India. [Judgment Date]: May 5, 2022 Date of the Judgment: May 5, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 428 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J.,

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Supreme Court settles land acquisition dispute: Delhi Development Authority vs. Bhim Sain Goel (2022)

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Supreme Court settles land acquisition dispute: Delhi Development Authority vs. Bhim Sain Goel (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a land acquisition proceeding lapses under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, if the acquiring authority was prevented from taking possession due to court orders obtained

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Supreme Court Restores Land Compensation: Ram Chander vs. Union of India (20 April 2022)

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Supreme Court Restores Land Compensation: Ram Chander vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reviewing its earlier judgment based on a subsequently overruled precedent, when the overruled precedent was later restored on remand. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Sh. Ram Chander (Dead) Thr Lrs vs. Union of

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Supreme Court Upholds Withdrawal of Land Acquisition: U.P. Awas Evam Vikas Parishad vs. Ram Singh (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Withdrawal of Land Acquisition: U.P. Awas Evam Vikas Parishad vs. Ram Singh (2022) Date of the Judgment: April 20, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 408 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J. and Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a government authority withdraw from acquiring land after initiating the acquisition process? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed

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Supreme Court enhances compensation for land acquisition in Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation case (19 April 2022)

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Supreme Court enhances compensation for land acquisition in Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation case Date of the Judgment: 19 April 2022 Citation: [Not Available in the provided text] Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. When land is acquired for industrial development, how should the compensation be calculated? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed

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Supreme Court Rules on Land Acquisition and Compensation: Sukh Dutt Ratra vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2022)

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Supreme Court Rules on Land Acquisition and Compensation: Sukh Dutt Ratra vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State can evade its responsibility to compensate landowners for land acquired without due process, citing delay and laches. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition, Constitutional Law. Case Name: Sukh Dutt Ratra & Anr. vs. State of

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