By the Court.—Proceedings for acquisition of a large tract of land situated in Village Nistauli, Pargana Loni, District Ghaziabad were initiated by issuance of a notification under Section 28 of the U.P. Awas Evam Vikas Parishad Adhiniyam, 1965 (The Parishad Act) on 2 August 1997, for a Scheme called Loni Road Bhumi Vikas Evam Grihasth Yojna. This was followed by a declaration made under Section 32 of the Parishad Act on 23 December 2004. The petitioners claim to have purchased the land involved in this petition subsequently by registered sale-deeds executed sometime in 2000/2001/2003/2004/2005. The award was ultimately made on 30 December 2013. This petition has been filed asserting that since neither possession of the land has been taken nor compensation has been paid, the acquisition proceedings will lapse 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 (The 2013 Act). The petitioners have also sought consequential reliefs that the respondents should not take possession of their houses or demolish them and also correct the revenue records in the name of the petiti