GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI THR. SECRETARY LAND AND BUILDING DEPARMENT vs KAILASH CHAND GUPTA .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's ruling that land acquisition proceedings lapsed under Section 24(2) of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The Court dismissed the appeal but allowed the appellants to initiate fresh acquisition proceedings within one year, emphasizing the applicability of the 2013 Act. The judgment clarifies the procedural rights of the government in land acquisition matters under the specified statute.