ALIGARH DEVT.AUTH. vs MEGH SINGH .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to quash the land acquisition notification dated 09.08.2004 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, citing the failure to pass an award within four years after invoking the emergency clause under Section 17. The Court emphasized that under Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, the acquisition proceedings lapsed as no award was made and possession was not taken. Consequently, the appeal by the Aligarh Development Authority was dismissed, affirming the High Court's ruling.