Delhi Development Authority vs Munni Lal .

The Supreme Court upheld the invocation of urgency provisions under Section 17(1) and Section 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, in the acquisition of land for a Freight Complex in Narela, rejecting claims that the declaration under Section 6 was improperly delayed. The Court clarified that the acquisition did not lapse under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, as the urgency was justified for public purpose. The appeals by the Delhi Development Authority were allowed, and the High Court's order quashing the acquisition was set aside.