Supreme Court of India · 2016-09-20
Delhi Development Authority vs Green Finance Pvt. Ltd. & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2016 SC 630
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Delhi Development Authority
- Respondent
- Green Finance Pvt. Ltd. & Ors
- Bench
- Rohinton Fali Nariman, Kurian Joseph
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals, affirming the lower court's decisions in Civil Appeal No. 8477 of 2016 and Civil Appeal No. 5811 of 2015. The Court granted the appellant a one-year period to initiate fresh acquisition proceedings under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. It was clarified that failure to initiate such proceedings within the stipulated time would require the appellant to return possession of the land to the original owner.