JUDGMENT

Madan B. Lokur, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The question for consideration is whether the compulsory acquisition of the appellant’s land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 lapses in view of the provisions of Section 24(2) of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (for short ‘the Act’). In our opinion, the question must be answered in the affirmative and it must be held that the compulsory acquisition of the appellant’s land has lapsed.

The Facts

3. A notification was issued by the State Government under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on 12th November, 1992 proposing to acquire a large chunk of land. This was followed by a notification under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act issued on 21st July, 1993. Although, a large chunk of land was acquired by virtue of these two notifications, the appellant is concerned only with its land admeasuring about 14.90 acres.

4. The compulsory acquisition of the appellant’s land led to proceedings for adjudication of the compensation due from the State Government. Accordingly, an Award was passed by the Land Acquisition Collector on 22nd February, 1995