VIJAY LATKA vs STATE OF HARYANA .

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 compensation has not been paid to the landowner, the acquisition proceedings lapse. The Court found that the appellants had not received compensation for their land, thus ruling that the acquisition proceedings were invalid. The Court set aside the High Court's dismissal of the writ petition, allowing the appellants' challenge against the land acquisition notification and declaration.