Land Acquisition Law

Supreme Court quashes land acquisition due to lack of notice: U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad vs. Chandra Shekhar (2024) INSC 210

Supreme Court quashes land acquisition due to lack of notice: U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad vs. Chandra Shekhar (2024) INSC 210 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the acquisition of land by the U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad is valid if the tenure holders were not given an opportunity to object to the acquisition. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition […]

Supreme Court quashes land acquisition due to lack of notice: U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad vs. Chandra Shekhar (2024) INSC 210 Read Post »

Supreme Court Revives Land Acquisition Challenge: J.N. Puri vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024)

Supreme Court Revives Land Acquisition Challenge: J.N. Puri vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) Date of the Judgment: 29 January 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 64 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a decades-old land acquisition case be revived after multiple dismissals? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a

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Supreme Court Revises Land Compensation: Central Warehousing Corporation vs. Thakur Dwara Kalan (2023)

Supreme Court Revises Land Compensation: Central Warehousing Corporation vs. Thakur Dwara Kalan (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining fair compensation for land acquisition using annual cumulative increase. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: The Central Warehousing Corporation vs. Thakur Dwara Kalan Ul-Maruf Baraglan Wala (Dead) & Ors. [Judgment Date]: October 19, 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment:

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Supreme Court Upholds Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Acts: C.S. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023)

Supreme Court Upholds Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Acts: C.S. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Tamil Nadu land acquisition laws are discriminatory and arbitrary compared to the Central Land Acquisition Act. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Law Case Name: C.S. Gopalakrishnan ETC. vs. The State of Tamil Nadu & Others [Judgment

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Supreme Court Upholds Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws: C.S. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023)

Supreme Court Upholds Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws: C.S. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 9, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 510 Judges: Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Sanjay Kumar, J. Can State laws for land acquisition, which are different from the central law, be valid? The Supreme Court of India addressed

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Govt. of NCT Delhi vs. Dinesh Kumar (2023)

Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Govt. of NCT Delhi vs. Dinesh Kumar (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land acquisition lapses under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 if possession is taken but compensation is not paid. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: Govt. of

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Delhi Development Authority vs. Shiv Raj & Ors. (2023)

Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Delhi Development Authority vs. Shiv Raj & Ors. (2023) 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 is taken but compensation is not paid. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name:

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Supreme Court clarifies land acquisition lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act: HSIIDC & Ors. vs. Honeywell International (India) Pvt. Ltd. (2023)

Supreme Court Addresses Land Acquisition Lapses under the 2013 Act: HSIIDC vs. Honeywell (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land acquisitions under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, are deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, if possession was taken and compensation

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Land Dept. vs. Attro Devi (2023) INSC 357

Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Land Dept. vs. Attro Devi (2023) INSC 357 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether acquisition of land lapses if compensation is not paid, even if possession has been taken. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Land and Building Department Through Secretary & Anr. vs. Attro Devi & Ors. Judgment Date: 11 April 2023

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Delhi Govt. vs. Dayanand (2023)

Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Delhi Govt. vs. Dayanand (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land acquisition proceedings lapse if compensation is not paid, despite possession being taken and notice issued to collect compensation. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr. vs. Dayanand & Anr. Judgment Date: March 13, 2023 Date

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Supreme Court settles locus standi of subsequent purchasers in land acquisition challenges: Government of NCT of Delhi vs. M/s. Beads Properties Pvt. Ltd. (13 March 2023)

Supreme Court rules subsequent purchasers cannot challenge land acquisition: Government of NCT of Delhi vs. M/s. Beads Properties Pvt. Ltd. (2023) Date of the Judgment: 13 March 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 213 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a person who buys land after the government has already started the process of

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Union of India vs. Rajesh Kumar (2023)

Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Union of India vs. Rajesh Kumar (2023) 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 hasn’t been paid, even if possession was taken. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Union

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