DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs ISLAMUDDIN .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that the land acquisition proceedings had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 due to non-payment of compensation. The Court clarified that the writ petitioner had the locus standi to challenge the acquisition proceedings, distinguishing it from the precedent set in Star Wire (India) Ltd. v. State of Haryana, where subsequent purchasers were denied the right to challenge. The Court affirmed the High Court's ruling, thereby confirming the lapse of acquisition proceedings.