PUNE MUNICIPAL CORP.. THROUGH COMMISSIONER vs HARAKCHAND MISIRIMAL SOLANKI .

The Supreme Court ruled that the land acquisition proceedings initiated under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 have lapsed as per Section 24(2) of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The Court interpreted 'compensation has not been paid' to mean that if compensation is not disbursed, the acquisition proceedings are deemed lapsed. Consequently, the appeals by the Pune Municipal Corporation were dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision regarding the lapse of acquisition proceedings.