K.K. SASIDHARAN, J.

Introductory:-

The land owner unsuccessfully challenged the land acquisition proceedings and accepted the verdict. Thereafter, the subsequent purchaser once again challenged the initiation of land acquisition. The Writ Petition was dismissed as withdrawn without liberty. The subsequent purchaser thereafter made an application for reference to the civil court for enhancement of compensation under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The subsequent purchaser filed another Writ Petition in W.P.No.1901 of 1992, which was dismissed by order dated 20 July 1999. The writ appeal filed against the said order was dismissed on 6 January 2010 in W.A.No.1098 of 2002. The third purchaser on the strength of a power of attorney given by the second purchaser filed a fresh Writ Petition invoking Section 48B of the Land Acquisition Act for reconveyance. Thereafter, a miscellaneous petition was filed in the Writ Petition claiming the benefit of section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The Writ Petition was allowed without considering the earlier proceedings and the factum of taking ph