LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR SOUTH EAST vs DHARAMVIR

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision declaring that the land acquisition proceedings had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The court noted that possession of the land was taken in 2004, but compensation had not been paid, aligning with the precedent set in Pune Municipal Corporation v. Harakchand Misirimal Solanki. Consequently, the appeal by the Land Acquisition Collector was dismissed.