RAM KISHAN vs STATE OF HARYANA .

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, in relation to land acquisition proceedings initiated under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Court held that if an award has been made five years prior to the commencement of the 2013 Act and physical possession has not been taken, the proceedings shall be deemed to have lapsed. The appeal was allowed, overturning the High Court's dismissal of the writ petition, thereby affirming the rights of the landowners under the new statute.