GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI vs JAGJIT SINGH

The Supreme Court ruled that under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, an Award under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, must be established to have been passed on or before 01.01.2009 for the acquisition to lapse if possession has not been taken or compensation paid. The Court emphasized that factual conclusions regarding the Award and the absence of compensation or possession are prerequisites for determining lapse. The judgment reaffirmed previous rulings, clarifying that statutory rights under Section 24(2) cannot be altered by subsequent ordinances without retrospective effect.