DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs VEEN MAHAJAN .

The Supreme Court held that under Section 24(2) of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, if possession of land has not been taken within five years of the award and no stay is in place, the acquisition lapses. The Court dismissed the appeals by the Delhi Development Authority, affirming that the acquisitions in question were declared lapsed due to non-compliance with the statutory timeline.