LT. GOVERNOR OF DELHI vs MATWAL CHAND (D) THR. LRS.

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision declaring the acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 null and void, as the subject land was evacuee property exempted from acquisition under Section 4 of the Act. The Court emphasized that the property, although initially acquired under Section 12 of the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954, retained its status as evacuee property at the time of the Section 4 notification. Consequently, the Court affirmed that the acquisition was invalid due to the exemption of evacuee land, leading to the dismissal of the appeal by the Delhi Administration.