ORDER :

N. Anand Venkatesh, J.

1. This writ petition has been filed for the issue of a Writ of Declaration to declare that the land acquisition proceedings relating to the subject property has lapsed by virtue of the operation of the provisions contained in Section 24[2] of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 [hereinafter called as "The Act"].

2. The case of the petitioners is that the subject property situated at SF. No. 6/2A, measuring to an extent of 1.82 acres at Vellakinaru Village, Coimbatore District, originally belonged to the father-in-law of the 1st petitioner, viz., Thiru. Palani Gounder [late] and after his lifetime, the property devolved on the husband of the 1st petitioner. After his death, the 1st petitioner and her son/2nd petitioner herein, inherited the subject property. The revenue records also stood in their names. The further case of the petitioners is that the property in question is an agricultural land.

3. The subject property along with a large extent of lands were acquired under the