R.Indira Saratchandra vs State Of T.Nadu & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the acquisition of land lapsed due to the non-passing of an award within the two-year period specified in Section 11A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Court held that the award was validly passed within the permissible time frame, as it was calculated from the date of the Division Bench judgment, not from the last publication of the declaration under Section 6. Consequently, the Court upheld the Division Bench's decision, affirming that the acquisition did not lapse.