JUDGMENT

(Prayer: This Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Declaration, declaring the Land Acquisition Proceedings initiated under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in respect of the lands measuring 0.30 acres comprised in Survey Nos.89/5 and 89/8A, Thoppur Village, Madurai South Taluk, Madurai District as lapsed in the light of Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.)

1. The writ petition has been filed seeking writ of declaration to declare that the Land Acquisition Proceedings initiated under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 have got lapsed in the light of Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that the land in dispute was purchased by his father on 11.06.1975. A notification was issued under 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on 16.10.1985 for acquiring a land measuring 558.06 acres. Pursuant to the said proceedings, an award was passed under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act in Award No.10 of 1988 da