Bhargava & Associates Pvt.Ltd.& Ors vs Union Of India & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed appeals concerning the lapse of land acquisition proceedings under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The Court established that for a declaration of lapse, it is essential to prove that an Award under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was made before January 1, 2009, and that possession was not taken or compensation paid. The Court held that the appeals did not satisfactorily meet these requirements, thus denying the declaration of lapse of acquisition proceedings.