LAND & BUILDING DEPARTMENT, THROUGH SECRETARY, GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI vs M/S GREEN FINANCE PVT. LTD. .

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Land & Building Department, Government of NCT of Delhi, affirming the lower court's decision based on prior judgments in Civil Appeal No. 8477 of 2016 and Civil Appeal No. 5811 of 2015. The Court granted the appellants one year 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 proceedings within this period would result in the return of physical possession of the land to the original owner.