GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI vs MAHENDER SINGH .

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, in relation to land acquisition proceedings initiated under the 1894 Act. The Court held that if a stay order is granted concerning one parcel of land under a Section 4(1) notification, it extends to all lands covered by that notification, thereby excluding the period of stay from the five-year timeline stipulated in Section 24(2). The High Court's declaration that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed was overturned, affirming the principle established in Om Prakash v. Union of India regarding the extension of stay benefits to all lands under a composite notification.