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 […]
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 Remands Land Acquisition Case: APMC vs. State of Karnataka (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land acquisitions had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: The Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Bangalore vs. The State of Karnataka
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Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Land Acquisition Act to Bangalore Development Authority: Bangalore Development Authority vs. State of Karnataka (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 applies to land acquisitions made under the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Law
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Land Acquisition Act to Bangalore Development Authority: Bangalore Development Authority vs. State of Karnataka (2022) Date of the Judgment: 20 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 782 Judges: S. Abdul Nazeer, J. and Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) acquire land using the old Land Acquisition Act of
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Land Acquisition Act to Bangalore Development Authority LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 to acquisitions made by the Bangalore Development Authority. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Bangalore Development Authority &
Supreme Court dismisses contempt petition in land acquisition case: Soorajmull Nagarmull vs. Brijesh Mehrotra (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the respondents wilfully violated the Supreme Court’s directions regarding land acquisition compensation. CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court / Land Acquisition Case Name: M/s. Soorajmull Nagarmull vs. Sri Brijesh Mehrotra & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 14 December 2021 Introduction
Supreme Court Clarifies Time Limit for Land Acquisition Awards Under the 2013 Act: Executive Engineer vs. Mahesh Date of the Judgment: 10 November 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. of 2021 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 13093-13094 of 2018) Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. When does the clock start ticking for land acquisition
LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, specifically concerning the meaning of “paid” and “physical possession.” CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Indore Development Authority vs. Manohar Lal & Ors. ETC. Judgment Date: 06 March 2020 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Housing Scheme: Jagjiwan Coop. Group Housing Society Ltd. vs. Lt. Governor, NCT of Delhi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the land acquisition proceedings initiated by the government for a housing scheme were valid, and whether the land should be de-notified and released to a cooperative society. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition.
Supreme Court Clarifies Land Acquisition Act: Indore Development Authority vs. Manohar Lal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Indore Development Authority vs. Manohar Lal & Ors. Judgment Date: 23 October 2019 Introduction
Supreme Court Clarifies Land Acquisition Rights of Subsequent Purchasers: Shiv Kumar vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a person who purchases land after a notification for acquisition under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, claim the benefits of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,
