Land And Building Department vs Manish Sethi

The Supreme Court examined whether land acquisition proceedings lapse under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, due to non-payment or tender of compensation. The High Court had declared the acquisition to have lapsed based on prior case law, but the Supreme Court scrutinized the applicability of this principle in the present context. The Court emphasized the importance of compliance with statutory requirements for acquisition validity and clarified the conditions under which proceedings lapse. The judgment underscores the necessity of proper compensation tendering to prevent acquisition lapsing.