Vijay Kumar vs Union Of India & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the land acquisition proceedings initiated under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, have lapsed due to the declaration made for two co-owners, despite the dispute regarding possession and non-payment of compensation under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The Court allowed the appeal and set aside the acquisition proceedings for the specified land, leaving the question of law open. The outcome was a declaration of lapse of the acquisition proceedings.