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Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

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Roshan Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

A large group of petitioners filed a writ petition challenging a Gazette Notification dated 27‑11‑2025 that authorized land acquisition for constructing an embankment on the Harohar River under the Tal Vikash Yojna. They alleged that the acquisition violated statutory rules, natural justice, and …

Birendra SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioners Birendra Singh and Rajendra Singh filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer their land‑acquisition matter to the LARRA, Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, …

Om Prakash SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, three brothers, filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking a direction that the Commissioner, Magadh Division, Gaya refer their matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation …

Om Prakash SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, three siblings, filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar and several land‑acquisition officials seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer their matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya …

Gupta SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Four petitioners filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer their land acquisition matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA) Gaya under Section 64(1) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 and that LARRA dispose …

Sharda DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioners Sharda Devi and Arjun Singh sought a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer their land‑acquisition matter to the LARRA, Gaya under Section 64(1) of the RTFCLARR Act, 2013 and that the LARRA dispose of it within the period prescribed by Section 60(4). The …

Arjun SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioner Arjun Singh filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his land acquisition matter to the LARRA, Gaya under Section 64(1) of the RFCTLARRA, 2013 and that the LARRA dispose of it within the period prescribed by Section 60(4). The …

Pawan Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a group of landowners from Kurwan village in Aurangabad district, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector refer their case to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA) in Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to …

Krishna SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Krishna Singh, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his land‑acquisition matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA) in Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation …

Jai Prakash SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Jai Prakash Singh, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his case to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency …

Lalita DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Lalita Devi filed a writ petition challenging the acquisition of her 0.075‑acre land for the NH‑80K four‑lane project, seeking quashing of the acquisition order, higher compensation under the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, and a fresh award. The respondents contended that the award and compensation had …

Dilip Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Dilip Kumar Singh filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his case to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 and that the …

Ram Pukar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Ram Pukar Singh filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his land‑acquisition matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in …

Bindu SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Bindu Singh, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his case to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in …

AFZAL HUSAIN SHAIKH THROUGH HIS LH. RABIYABIBI AFZALBHAI SHEIKH (DELETED AS PER ORDER DT 24/04/2026)versusCOMPETENT AUTHORITY AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The petitioners, heirs of land owners whose property was acquired for a national highway, claimed that the award dated 23‑02‑2018 failed to grant them the 12 % additional compensation under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …

Manna Prasad SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a group of landowners in Samadhpura, Darbhanga, challenged the classification of their plots as agricultural by the Collector for compensation under the Baheri Bypass Road scheme. They contended that the land is commercial, as evidenced by sale deeds and revenue records, and that …

Ajay Kumar Sahni @ Ajay Sahni,versusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, three brothers residing in Delhi, challenged the acquisition of a 0.21‑acre plot in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, alleging a dispute over title and seeking quash of the acquisition proceedings initiated under Land Acquisition Case No. 7/2019‑2020. They prayed for a fresh proceeding, proper …

Alok KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Alok Kumar and Ram Pukari Sinha filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking a writ of certiorari to set aside notices issued by the National Highway Authority of India under Rule 11 demanding removal of their alleged unauthorized occupancy of land earmarked for the widening of National …

Savita Devi @ Sabita DeviversusThe Union of India

DISPOSED

Savita Devi filed a writ petition seeking compensation for land allegedly taken by Indian Railways under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. She claimed ownership of a 3.75‑decimal parcel in Bhojpur, purchased in 2006, and …

Shrinath PalversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Shrinath Pal filed a writ petition seeking an order directing the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad to refer his land‑acquisition matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency …

Mithilesh Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Mithilesh Kumar Singh filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his case to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land …

Lallan Prasad SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioner Lallan Prasad Singh filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his case to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 and that the authority dispose …

Mosafir PalversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Mosafir Pal filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his case to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, …

Bindeshwar RamversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioner Bindeshwar Ram filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his land‑acquisition matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and …

Ram Prasad SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Ram Prasad Singh filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his case to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land …

Upendra YadavversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioners Upendra Yadav and Sikandra Yadav filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer their land‑acquisition matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) …

Ram Prasad SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Ram Prasad Singh filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his land‑acquisition matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in …

Rajendra SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioner Rajendra Singh filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his case to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land …

Mangal SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Mangal Singh filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his case to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, …

Surendra Kumar PalversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Surendra Kumar Pal filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his land‑acquisition matter to the LARRA, Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, …

Kumkum DeviversusThe Union of India

DISMISSED

Kumkum Devi, claiming ownership of a 7.50‑decimal land parcel in Bhojpur purchased in 2006, alleged that Indian Railways had taken possession of her land without compensation and sought a writ directing payment of compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land …

Sharda DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Sharda Devi and Arjun Singh filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer their land‑acquisition matter to the LARRA, Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …

Deena Nath Prasad @ Deenanath Pd Rai,versusThe Union of India

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a group of landowners from Saran district, filed a writ petition against the Union of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, NHAI, and various state officials seeking compensation for land acquired for the Ramjankari Path Project (NH‑72). They invoked the Right to Fair …

Vijay KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Vijay Kumar filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking equal acquisition of land from both ends of a proposed highway project (BSHP‑IV) and proper valuation with interest for the land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 2013. The petition alleged that a notice was issued for …

Umesh SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Umesh Singh, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his land‑acquisition matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 and that …

Sarita SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, Sarita Singh and Roshni Kumari, challenged the compensation awarded by the State of Bihar for land acquired under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, alleging that the amount paid was far below the …

Utpal VyasversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioner Utpal Vyas filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking compensation for land acquired by the State of Bihar, invoking the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. He requested a writ of mandamus directing the …

Arbind Prasad SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, three brothers, claimed that a bridge being constructed by the State encroached upon their Raiyati land (Khata No. 17, Plot No. 2) in Vaishali district. The State authorities, relying on a revenue report, asserted that the bridge was built on a different plot (Khata No. 241, Khesra …

Umesh SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioner Umesh Singh filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his case to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land …

Bifani DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Bifani Devi, widow of the late Mahadeo Yadav, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer her case to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and …

Sunil Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Sunil Kumar Singh, sought a writ of certiorari to quash a 29‑Oct‑2025 order rejecting his representation for release of 0.75 acre of land acquired in 1972‑73 for a girls' school that was later built elsewhere. He contended that the acquisition proceeding under the Land Acquisition …

Priyadarshan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a group of landowners from Paijuna village, challenged a notice dated 17-11-2025 issued under Section 37(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, alleging that the authorities incorrectly classified their …

Shanti DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Shanti Devi, the widow of Late Dev Narayan Singh, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer her case to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation …

Raju PalversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Raju Pal, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his land acquisition matter to the LARRA, Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement …

Uday PalversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Uday Pal, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his land acquisition matter to the LARA, Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement …

Sita Ram ChaudharyversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, three brothers named Chaudhary, filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar and several officials seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer their land‑acquisition matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority …

Upendra YadavversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, Upendra Yadav and Sikandra Yadav, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer their land‑acquisition matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right …

Ruby DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, owners of several plots in Village Hansa, objected to the acquisition of their land for a bridge over the Budhi Gandak River under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. Their objections were filed under …

Baliram SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Baliram Singh filed a writ petition seeking immediate payment of compensation for land acquired for the Danapur‑Bihta fly‑over and for demolition of his house, invoking Section 80 of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013. The petition arose from an earlier case (CWJC No.11138 of 2023) where the Collector, Patna, …

Surendra Kumar PalversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petition filed by Surendra Kumar Pal sought a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad consider his case under Section 64(1) of the RFCTLARRA, 2013 and refer it to the LARRA, Gaya for disposal within the period prescribed by Section 60(4). The petitioner relied on a …

Bechan ChauhanversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, three brothers from Aurangabad, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer their land‑acquisition matter to the LARRA, Gaya under Section 64(1) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 and that the LARRA dispose of it within the period …

Uday MehtaversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioners Uday Mehta and Ramesh Mehta filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer their matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and …

Dipnarayan MahtoversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Dipnarayan Mahto, a legal heir, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his land‑acquisition matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation …

Ramagati PalversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Ramagati Pal, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his land‑acquisition matter to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA), Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and …

Dipnarayan MahtoversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Dipnarayan Mahto, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad refer his land‑acquisition matter to the LARA, Gaya under Section 64(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …

Mukesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Fourteen residents of Choprabazar, Purnea, filed a writ petition challenging notices issued for land acquisition under the National Highways project. They alleged that an ex‑parte order had granted them a meager compensation without notice and that their houses were being demolished for a proposed …

Snani DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Snani Devi, sought compensation and other reliefs for lands acquired by the State of Bihar for the Kamala Barrage project, alleging acquisition without her consent, without her name being published in the Gazette, and without proper award under the Right to Fair Compensation and …

DR. SATYA PRAKASH SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioner, a registered owner of two plots in Mathura, filed a writ petition seeking quashing of a 2018 order that withheld compensation for land acquisition and directing payment of compensation and solatium under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, …

Nagendra SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Nagendra Singh filed a writ petition seeking compensation for land that was allegedly acquired for the construction of an embankment under a 2011 notification. He claimed entitlement to payment, interest, and damages under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, …

RAM BACHAN SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

The petitioner filed a public interest litigation seeking the removal of encroachments on several plots of land in Chandauli district. The State submitted an affidavit showing that the revenue authorities had already set aside a 1997 order, restored the plots to their original category, and …

Ram Ekbal Prasad Yadav @ Ram Ekbal PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Ram Ekbal Prasad Yadav, challenged the cancellation of his family's Jamabandi and subsequent mutation orders that transferred his raiyati land to the Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA). He alleged that the Additional Collector, Gopalganj, erred in concluding that two …

Jeenat Bano @ Zeenat BanoversusThe Union of India

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Jeenat Bano, filed a representation on 14‑12‑2022 seeking enhancement and modification of award amounts (Award Nos. 56 and 62) under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, together with statutory interest. The …

Naborasul AnsariversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Naborasul Ansari, filed a writ petition challenging the award prepared by the Land Acquisition Officer, alleging it violated the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. He sought the setting aside of the award, a …

Ramesh Chandra PathakversusThe State of Bihar,

DISPOSED

The petitioner Ramesh Chandra Pathak claimed ownership of 1.94 acres of land in Laukar, West Champaran, asserting that he is the Raiyat of the land under circular No. 925(6) after purchasing it in 1979. The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Narkatiyaganj rejected his claim in Case No. 30/2019‑20 and …

Md. Karimuddin AnsariversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a group of landowners, sought a writ of mandamus directing the State of Bihar and its land acquisition officials to pay them compensation with interest for land acquired for a SSB headquarters, invoking Section 37(2) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013. The court had earlier ordered the …

Rina Devi @ Reena DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Rina Devi challenged the classification of her land, acquired for the Gaya‑Hisua‑Rajgir Highway, as agricultural. An arbitrator‑cum‑Commissioner held that the land should be treated as residential and directed payment accordingly. The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking …

Dinesh SahversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Dinesh Sah, sought a writ of mandamus directing the State to declare his land, acquired for the Supaul‑Araria New Railway Line project, as commercial and to pay compensation. The land had been classified as agricultural in the acquisition award, but the petitioner argued that the …

Indradeo Singh and AnrversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

The petitioners sought multiple writs directing the State of Bihar and its officials to refund TDS deducted on compensation, recalculate and pay compensation for land acquired for a highway under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act, include payments for trees and a commercial line hotel, apply correct …

Sudarshan SinghversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

Petitioner Sudarshan Singh filed a writ petition seeking that the State of Bihar and its officials calculate compensation for two parcels of his land acquired under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, based on the existing …

Pradeep Kumar ShahversusThe State of Bihar,

DISPOSED

The appellant, Pradeep Kumar Shah, filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that the land acquisition proceeding (Case No. 27 of 1980‑81) had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 and demanded compensation or a declaration of title. The State argued that the acquisition was …

SHAMBHU SINGH YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Petitioner Shambhu Singh Yadav filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State and NHAI to release compensation for land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956, alleging that despite a notification the amount had not been paid. The respondents contended that the petitioner had …

Nitu JainversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioner Nitu Jain filed a writ petition challenging a land acquisition notice issued on 28‑10‑2010 for the NH‑28A project, alleging that her name was omitted from the Gazette and no personal notice was given. She further claimed that compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and …

Nirnimesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, who bought a small parcel of land in 1994, challenged acquisition proceedings initiated in 2006 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, alleging that no notice, possession, or compensation was effected before the 2013 Act came into force. An award was later made in 2025 under the …

Tapan Das @ Tapan Kumar DasversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioner Tapan Das filed a writ petition seeking payment of compensation for land acquired under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, after an award (Prapatra IV) was prepared and the amount communicated. The petitioner …

Paritosh Chand Das @ Pritosh Chand DasversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Paritosh Chand Das filed a writ petition seeking payment of compensation for land acquired under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. An award (Prapatra IV) had been issued under Section 37(2) of the Act, but the District …

Rakesh Narayan SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Rakesh Narayan Singh, claimed that his ancestral land of 8.10 bighas was acquired in 1976‑77 for the Gogri‑Narayanpur Embankment under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, but he never received compensation and the relevant records are missing. The State of Bihar argued that compensation …

Tinkeshwar BhartiversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioner Tinkeshwar Bharti filed a writ petition seeking compensation for 4.2432 decimals of land acquired by the State of Bihar for the Patna Metro Rail project, invoking the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The petitioner …

Girish Nandan Prasad and OrsversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

The petitioners, members of the Prasad family, filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar and several officials seeking compensation and restoration of possession for approximately 0.31 acres of land allegedly occupied illegally for road construction without acquisition proceedings. They …

Kushmi Devi,versusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a group of landowners, claimed that they had not received the compensation due for their land (Plot No.2907) acquired under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 for an extradosed cable bridge project. The …

Manoj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a group of villagers from Akorhi, Kaimur, filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court challenging an order dated 27 June 2023 of the District Magistrate that rejected their application for reference under Section 64 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land …

Jai Prakash KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, Jai Prakash Kumar and Om Prakash Kumar, claimed ownership of a 2.1235‑decimal land parcel that was acquired by the State of Bihar for the Patna Metro Rail depot. They purchased the land in 2020 from Basuki Sharma, obtained mutation, jamabandi and a possession certificate, and filed …

Rajkumar Sinha @ Rajkumar PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a group of landowners from Shankarpur Jhama, claimed that the compensation awarded for their lands acquired for the Salepur‑to‑Rajgir road was undervalued because the Minimum Value Register (MVR) had not been revised since 2023 and a statutory multiplier of two should apply. They …

Mithilesh Kumar SinghversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

Petitioner Mithilesh Kumar Singh challenged the acquisition of his land for a highway bridge, alleging that the acquisition proceedings violated provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (sections 4, 5A, 9, 6) and the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation …

Umashankar RayversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Umashankar Ray, filed a writ petition seeking mandatory directions for the release of compensation for his land acquired for a double‑decker flyover, payment of statutory interest, a fresh joint measurement, and a stay of further acquisition, alleging arbitrary administrative delay …

Surjeet KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners purchased land and were in possession when BSF personnel stopped construction, claiming the land was under acquisition (Case No. 35/2022‑21) for a BSF Vahini Headquarters. They received no notice, possession was not taken, and no compensation was paid despite multiple …

Yogendra Prasad and OrsversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a group of landowners from Mauza Bhusaula, Patna, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State of Bihar and other respondents to enumerate and pay compensation for their acquired lands under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, …

Kailash MahatoversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Kailash Mahato, challenged the compensation awarded for land acquired for the Dighwara‑Sherpur link road, alleging that the rate of Rs 2,04,000 per decimal was contrary to the government rate chart which prescribed Rs 3,75,000 per decimal. He also sought compensation under the …

Upendra Kumar SinghversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

Petitioner Upendra Kumar Singh filed a writ petition seeking mandamus directing the State of Bihar and its officials to complete acquisition formalities for excess land taken beyond the notification under Section 4 read with Section 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act for the Kudra Railway Over …

Lali Lal Sharan @ Mithlesh SharanversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, a Sevait/Mahanth of a temple, claimed raiyati rights over 0.80 acre of land (S.P. No.29, Khata No.68) that was acquired for the NTPC Barh project but for which no compensation was paid. Earlier, a Bihar Land Ceiling Act order confirmed the land was not surplus and it was mutated in …

Bashishth Narayan Mahto @ Nunu Prasad MahtoversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Bashishth Narayan Mahto, claimed ownership of 0.45 acre of land in Supaul district, inherited through family partition in 1976 and recorded in his name. The State, under the Land Bank Scheme, acquired the land and a compensation award of Rs. 11,07,000 was prepared in favor of other …

Dinesh Chandra MandalversusThe Union of India

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Dinesh Chandra Mandal, claimed ownership of 74½ decimals of land in Patam, Munger, inherited from his ancestors since 1938. He alleged that the Eastern Railway authorities occupied a substantial portion of this land for platform extension and track doubling without issuing any …

Pramanik KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, owner of a small parcel of land in Patna, challenged a land acquisition order issued for the construction of a metro station. After a preliminary notification under the RFCTLARR Act, 2013, he filed a statutory objection under Section 15, arguing that the land was needed only for a …

Vishwanath SinghversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

Vishwanath Singh filed a writ petition claiming that his land was acquired for the construction of a six‑lane National Highway‑2 under a 2010 Gazette notification, but that compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, …

Shailendra Kumar Singh and OrsversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

A group of heirs filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar, the Collector, and land acquisition officials seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to determine and pay compensation for land acquired under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation …

Ashok SawversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioner Ashok Saw filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the District Collector and other officials to award compensation for his land acquired for the Patna Metro Rail project under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement …

Dilip Narain RoyversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Dilip Narain Roy, claimed ownership of two ancestral raiyati land parcels in Katihar district and alleged that the State of Bihar had arbitrarily widened the Purnea‑Katihar road, encroaching about 84 decimals of his land without complying with the procedural requirements of the Right …

Renu DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Renu Devi, filed a writ petition seeking the removal of illegal structures erected on her Rayati/Khatiyani land and compensation for the unlawful possession by state authorities. She alleged that despite a representation dated 15-11-2025, the District Magistrate failed to act, …

Ram Ji PuriversusThe National Highway Authority of India

DISPOSED

Ram Ji Puri challenged the arbitral award dated 04‑09‑2025 concerning the acquisition of his land for the Bharatmala expressway, seeking its set‑aside, re‑classification of his land as residential, higher compensation under the RFCTLARR Act, and interest. The petitioner argued that the land should …

JHALLU LAL @ JHALLUversusUNION OF INDIA AND 2 OTHERS

The petitioner, Jhallu Lal, whose land was acquired by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), received compensation but not the rehabilitation and resettlement award mandated by the Second Schedule of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …

Bijay Narayan JhaversusThe Union of India

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Bijay Narayan Jha, challenged a 2005 land acquisition notification for the Hajipur‑Vaishali stretch of the Patna‑Purnea Greenfield Expressway, alleging that his land was incorrectly classified as "Awas" instead of "Land adjacent to NH/SH" as per Notification No. 1076/2025. He sought …

Md. Mirza GhalibversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, descendants of late Md. Hussain, claimed that their raiyati land of 2.80 acres in Mauza Kanharia was encroached upon for the construction of a football stadium by the Bihar State Building Construction Corporation Limited (BSBCCL) without acquisition or payment of compensation. They …

Pawan Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a group of landowners, filed a writ petition seeking compensation for land acquired under Land Acquisition Case No. 5/2017‑18 for a Border Out Post of the 45th Battalion, SSB, Motihari, invoking the RFCTLARR Act, 2013. The respondents issued notices requiring the petitioners to …

Raj Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioner Raj Kumar Singh challenged the award prepared in connection with Land Acquisition Cases for the Sakardih‑Nasriganj State Highway (S.H.‑81), alleging that the award was made in the name of wrong parties, failed to specify the area of land acquired, mis‑classified residential land as …

Kanchan DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellants, a group of landowners, challenged the acquisition of 23.71 acres for a police line in Madhepura, alleging that compensation had not been paid and possession not taken. The Single Judge held that the location of a police line is an administrative decision and the court could not …

Tripurari Sharma and OrsversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

The petitioners, sons of the late Baikunth Nath Singh, filed a writ petition seeking declaration that the acquisition of their land had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, and that the land be …

Mala DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Mala Devi filed a writ petition seeking a direction for payment of the balance compensation, with interest, for her land acquired in 2011 by the Sashastra Seema Bal for its headquarters in East Champaran. She alleges that while 80% of the compensation was paid, the remaining 20% remains unpaid, …

Ram Vivek Singh and AnrversusThe Union Of India and Ors

DISPOSED

The petitioners, Ram Vivek Singh and Ajay Kumar Singh, sought compensation for land acquired for the Indo‑Nepal Border road in Madhubani district. They alleged that the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA) dismissed their application filed under Section 64 of the Right …

Paras Nath Gupta and AnrversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

Paras Nath Gupta and the estate of the late Nandlal Sah filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar and its land acquisition officials seeking a mandamus directing payment of compensation for land acquired under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation …

Sanjeev Kumar,versusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a group of landowners, filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that the acquisition of their lands under Land Acquisition Proceeding No. 2/6 of 1995-1996 had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and …

Rajnish KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioner Rajnish Kumar filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing respondents to return his household belongings that were retained by private contractors after his house was demolished for the Patna Metro Rail Depot. He also sought valuation of the belongings under Section 29 of the Right …

Chulhai RaiversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Chulhai Rai, filed a writ petition seeking compensation for the use of his private raiyati land for a public road constructed by the State without following the procedures of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, …

FRANCIS JULIUS CREADOversusTHE STATE OF MAHARSHTRA SERVED ON GOVERNMENT PLEADER

DISMISSED

The petitioner, Francis Julius Creado, filed a writ petition but did not appear before the court, indicating a lack of interest in prosecuting the case. Consequently, the High Court dismissed the petition for non‑prosecution. The learned Additional Government Pleader for the State of Maharashtra …

Uday Kant JhaversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISS FOR NON-PROSECUTION

Petitioner Uday Kant Jha filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State of Bihar and land acquisition authorities to pay a higher compensation of Rs.57,97,009 for his residential land acquired for NH‑91, alleging the land should be valued at residential rates under the 2013 amendment …

Shiv Bansh UpadhyayversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

Shiv Bansh Upadhyay filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State of Bihar and its officials to pay compensation for land acquired for the Jetan‑Chapra Nahar Channel, alleging short‑payment under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …

Sant Lal SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Sant Lal Singh filed a writ petition challenging two notices issued under Sections 21(2) and 37(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, which allegedly omitted his agnates and named other persons as having interest in the …

Devanand Prasad and AnrversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

The petitioners, two brothers, challenged the acquisition of their land for the Sakaddi‑Nasriganj State Road, seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to issue a notice under Section 37(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and …

Dindayal ManjhiversusThe State of Bihar

CONSIGNED

A group of 25 petitioners from Bikaipur Tola filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking certiorari to set aside an order dated 18‑05‑2020 by the Additional Collector, Gaya, which cancelled their land settlement on alleged false reports. They also prayed for mandamus directing the …

Moulu PaswanversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a family of a disabled landowner, challenged the classification of their 0.22‑acre plot—containing a house and shop—as agricultural in a notification issued under the RFCTLARR Act for a land‑port project. They alleged no spot inspection was conducted and sought mandamus directing …

Ramashish SinghversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

Ramashish Singh, the petitioner, filed a writ petition seeking a direction for the State of Bihar and other respondents to pay compensation for his homestead land as determined in a letter dated 9 January 2016, amounting to Rs.2,32,58,760, invoking Section 26 of the Right to Fair Compensation and …

Jaglal SinghversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioners Jaglal Singh and Manish Kumar Ranjan filed a writ petition challenging the acquisition of their lands by the State of Bihar and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the widening of NH‑2‑2. The State, through a supplementary counter‑affidavit, clarified that no land of …

Rudo DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Rudo Devi, filed a writ petition seeking compensation for land acquired by the State of Bihar, contending that the land is residential and should be valued at residential rates rather than the general rate. She requested the respondents to pay Rs.3,00,00,000 and a further amount …

VISHU VARDHAN @ VISHNU PRADHANversusTHE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS.

2025 INSC 884Disposed off

The dispute concerned ownership of a 2‑18‑10 bigha parcel of land in NOIDA, jointly purchased in 1997 by Reddy, Sudhakar and Vishnu. Reddy later sought to establish sole ownership by filing separate suits and a writ petition, suppressing the earlier joint‑ownership litigation, and obtained a High …

SUMITRABEN SINGABHAI GAMITversusSTATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.

2025 INSC 521Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Sumitraben Gamit, owned land in Tapi district of Gujarat, part of which was used for a canal without any acquisition proceeding or compensation. The Gujarat High Court held that the market value of the land should be fixed as of 1 January 2014, the date of commencement of the RFCTLARR …

Bijendra KumarversusThe State of Bihar

CONSIGNED

The petitioners, a group of 15 landowners, filed a writ petition challenging the acquisition of 75.96 acres of land for the Patna Metro Rail Depot under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARRA). They sought certiorari …

KISHORE CHHABRAversusTHE STATE OF HARYANA & ORS.

2025 INSC 419Disposed off

The appellant, Kishore Chhabra, owned land in Sultanpur, Sonipat, which was included in a 1992 notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for development. He challenged the acquisition, arguing that his land should be released because a factory had been operating there since 1970 …

MADHYA PRADESH ROAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONversusVINCENT DANIEL AND OTHERS

2025 INSC 408Dismissed

The Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation sought to acquire land for a highway project and determined compensation using the circle rate fixed under the Indian Stamp Act, as prescribed by the Collector’s Guidelines. The landowners challenged the award, arguing that the compensation was …

STATE OF HARYANA & OTHERSversusAALAMGIR & OTHERS

2025 INSC 407Disposed off

The State of Haryana appealed against several Punjab and Haryana High Court orders that had set aside land acquisition notifications issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, following writ petitions by land owners and subsequent purchasers. The petitioners sought relief under …

NIRMITI DEVELOPERS THROUGH ITS PARTNERS & ANR.versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.

2025 INSC 265Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants purchased a 50,138 sq.ft. plot in Amravati that had been reserved for a private school under the Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1967. The original owners served a purchase notice under Section 49 in 2006, which was confirmed in 2007, but the authorities failed to acquire …

UNION OF INDIA & ANR.versusTARSEM SINGH & ORS.

2025 INSC 146Dismissed

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) filed a miscellaneous application seeking clarification on whether the Supreme Court's 2019 judgment in Union of India v. Tarsem Singh, which mandated payment of solatium and interest to landowners whose land was acquired under the NHAI Act, should …

MAHANADI COAL FIELDS LTD. & ANR.versusMATHIAS ORAM & ORS.

2025 INSC 22Dismissed

Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL) sought extensions and directions from the Supreme Court to finalize compensation and rehabilitation benefits for land oustees of four villages (Tumulia, Jhupuranga, Ratansara, Kirpsira) acquired for coal mining. The Court had earlier, in its 03.11.2022 judgment, fixed …

BERNARD FRANCIS JOSEPH VAZ AND OTHERSversusGOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS

2025 INSC 3Disposed off

The appellants purchased residential plots in Bengaluru between 1995 and 1997, which were later acquired by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) under a preliminary notification dated 29 January 2003. Although possession was taken in 2005, no compensation award was made until a …

M/S ULTRA-TECH CEMENT LTD.versusMAST RAM & ORS.

2024 INSC 709Case Allowed

The Supreme Court examined a dispute arising from the acquisition of 56.14 bighas of land for a safety zone around a cement plant, where the original award of compensation was paid by Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) and a supplementary award was later issued. The key issue was whether the liability …

NEW OKHLA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusDARSHAN LAL BOHRA & ORS.

2024 INSC 508Appeal(s) allowed

The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) sought to acquire 83.761 hectares of land for industrial development, issuing a Section 4 notification in 2013. Several landowners filed objections under Section 5A, claiming their lands were "abadi" and should be exempt, but the Collector …

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.versusM/S BSK REALTORS LLP & ANR.

2024 INSC 455

The Supreme Court examined a massive batch of land‑acquisition disputes involving the Government of NCT of Delhi and its agencies versus private landowners, notably M/s BSK Realtors LLP. The core issues were whether the dismissal of a civil appeal by one authority in the first round barred other …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusTEJPAL & ORS.

2024 INSC 456Disposed off

The Delhi Development Authority and other government bodies filed a batch of appeals and petitions seeking condonation of delay for challenging High Court orders that declared land acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act. The appellants argued …

KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION & ANR.versusBIMAL KUMAR SHAH & ORS

2024 INSC 4354Dismissed

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation claimed it had acquired the land of Bimal Kumar Shah under Section 352 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, which it argued gave it power to acquire land for streets and parks. The High Court held that Section 352 does not confer a power of compulsory …

U.P. AVAS EVAM VIKAS PARISHADversusCHANDRA SHEKHAR AND ORS.

2024 INSC 210Disposed off

The Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad (the Board) sought to acquire land covered by Khasra No. 673 for a housing scheme, but the High Court quashed the acquisition on the ground that the respondents were not given a pre‑acquisition notice under Section 29 of the 1965 Act, denying them the right …

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHIversusRAVINDER KUMAR JAIN & ORS.

2023 INSC 558Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed against a Delhi High Court order that had allowed a writ petition filed by Ravinder Kumar Jain, who purchased land in 2003, invoking Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 …

C.S. GOPALAKRISHNAN ETC.versusTHE STATE OF TAMIL NADU & OTHERS

2023 INSC 510Dismissed

The Supreme Court examined challenges to the Tamil Nadu Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 and the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, alleging inherent arbitrariness and violation of Article 14 of the Constitution. The appellants, who purchased the lands after acquisition notices were issued, sought to …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusNARENDRA KUMAR JAIN & ORS.

2023 INSC 501Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) appealed against a Delhi High Court order that declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The land had been …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusANITA SINGH & ORS.

2023 INSC 473Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) acquired a parcel of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, issuing notifications and passing an award, while Anita Singh (Respondent No.1) claimed to have purchased the land. Singh filed a writ petition invoking Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair …

GOVT. OF NCT DELHI & ANRversusDINESH KUMAR & ANR

2023 INSC 467Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared a land acquisition to have "deemed lapse" under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation had not been paid. The High …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusSHIV RAJ & ORS.

2023 INSC 396Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation had not been …

LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR (SOUTH)versusHARI CHAND AND ANR.

2023 INSC 395Appeal(s) allowed

The Land Acquisition Collector appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation had not been …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusSURENDER SINGH & ORS.

2023 INSC 358Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) sought to acquire several parcels of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and the compensation was deposited with the Land Acquisition Collector but not paid to the owners. The owners filed writ petitions under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair …

LAND AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT THR. SECRETARY & ANRversusATTRO DEVI & ORS.

2023 INSC 357Disposed off

The Land and Building Department appealed a Delhi High Court order that held the acquisition of land in Ghonda, Delhi had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act because compensation had not been paid. The High Court relied on Pune Municipal Corporation v. Misirimal Solanki, interpreting the …

NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI & ORS.versusSUBHASH CHANDER KHATRI & ORS.

2023 INSC 339Appeal(s) allowed

The Supreme Court heard an appeal by the National Capital Territory of Delhi and others against a Delhi High Court order that declared land acquisition proceedings to be deemed lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHIversusVIJAY GUPTA & ORS

2023 INSC 297Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have deemed lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, based on a writ petition …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusBATTI & ORS

2023 INSC 276Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority appealed against a Delhi High Court order that held the acquisition of a 3,500‑hectare parcel of land had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation …

STATE OF GUJARAT AND ORS.versusJAYANTIBHAI ISHWARBHAI PATEL

2023 INSC 253Appeal(s) allowed

The case concerned land acquired in 1992 for a resettlement project under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, where a consent award was passed in 1993 and compensation was offered but refused by the landowner, who also continued to cultivate the land. The landowner later sought cancellation of the …

UNION OF INDIA THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTORversusRAJESH KUMAR AND ORS.

2023 INSC 216Appeal(s) allowed

The Union of India appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared land acquisition proceedings to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation had not been paid. The land in …

LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR & ANR.versusASHOK KUMAR & ORS.

2023 INSC 220Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi High Court had held that the acquisition of certain land had deemed lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because neither possession nor compensation had been effected, relying on Pune …

GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANRversusMANJEET KAUR & ANR.

2023 INSC 221Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared land acquisition proceedings as deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The High Court had relied on …

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANRversusDAYANAND & ANR.

2023 INSC 219Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi acquired a parcel of land (Khasra No.115) measuring 20 biswa, taking possession of 19 biswa and issuing a notice under Section 12(2) of the 1894 Land Acquisition Act for the payment of compensation to the landowner, who failed to collect it, leading to the amount being …

GOVERNMENT OF NCT DELHI & ORSversusJAI PAL

2023 INSC 218Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT Delhi had taken possession of land on 11 July 2008 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, but had not paid compensation to the landowner, Jai Pal. The Delhi High Court held that the acquisition proceedings had deemed to lapse under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation …

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHIversusSIDDHARTH KAPOOR & ORS.

2023 INSC 215Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The land had an award under the …

LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR AND ANR.versusB. S. DHILLION & ORS.

2023 INSC 214Appeal(s) allowed

The land in question was awarded under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in 1992, and possession was taken in 2006 and handed over to the DDA. A private respondent filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that the acquisition had deemed lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation …

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANRversusM/S. BEADS PROPERTIES PVT. LTD. & ORS.

2023 INSC 213Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that had allowed a writ petition filed by M/s Beads Properties Pvt. Ltd., a subsequent purchaser of land, declaring that the acquisition of the land was deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and …

NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI & ANR.versusSUBHASH CHANDER KHATRI & ORS.

2023 INSC 170Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi government appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared land acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act to have lapsed, thereby directing compensation under the 2013 Act. The land in question had already been taken into physical possession by the Irrigation and Flood Control Board …

LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTORversusJAI PRAKASH TYAGI & ORS.

2023 INSC 166Appeal(s) allowed

The Land Acquisition Collector appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared the acquisition proceedings for 15 bighas 18 biswa of land in Wazirabad village to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusRAJENDER SINGH & ORS.

2023 INSC 165Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had taken possession of certain lands in 1981 and the compensation due to the owners was sent to the Revenue Department due to a dispute. The Delhi High Court held that the acquisition had deemed lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusAMIT JAIN & ORS

2023 INSC 169Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared the acquisition of certain lands as deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusMGS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS

2023 INSC 135Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Government of NCT of Delhi appealed against a Delhi High Court order that declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …

LAND & BUILDING DEPARTMENT & ANR.versusMANISH SETHI AND ORS.

2023 INSC 137Appeal(s) allowed

The Land & Building Department appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared the acquisition of certain land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, relying on the Pune Municipal …

GOVT. OF NCT DELHI & ORS.versusDHANNU & ANR

2023 INSC 138Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The High Court had relied on Pune …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusJAGAN SINGH & ORS.

2023 INSC 139Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had taken physical possession of land on 16 July 2007 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Delhi High Court held that the acquisition had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …

GOVERNMENT OF NCT DELHI & ORS.versusKRISHAN KUMAR & ORS.

2023 INSC 140Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared the acquisition of land in Village Molarband to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, relying on the Pune …

GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHIversusSUSHIL KUMAR GUPTA & ORS.

2023 INSC 121Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi had taken possession of certain land on 12 March 1981 but had not paid compensation to the owners. The Delhi High Court, relying on Pune Municipal Corporation v. Harakchand Misirimal Solanki, held that the acquisition had deemed to lapse under Section 24(2) of the …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusNARVADA DEVI & ORS.

2023 INSC 110Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, because physical …

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.versusSHAKEEL AHMED & ORS.

2023 INSC 108Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared the land acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, …

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.versusSH. MANISH & ANR

2023 INSC 108Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared land acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, …

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHIversusSUBHASH GUPTA & ORS.

2023 INSC 108Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared land acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 …

GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.versusSH. NARENDER & ANR.

2023 INSC 108Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi had taken possession of land on 14 September 2007 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Delhi High Court, relying on Pune Municipal Corporation v. Harakchand Misrimal Solanki, held that the acquisition proceedings had deemed to lapse under Section 24(2) of the …

NORTHERN DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONversusRAM CHANDER SINGH AND ORS.

2023 INSC 107Appeal(s) allowed

The Northern Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) acquired land in 1959 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with an award passed in 1964 and possession taken on 1 May 1964. The original owners claimed that the acquisition had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and …

MANUBHAI SENDHABHAI BHARWAD & ANR.versusOIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD. & ORS.

2023 INSC 61Disposed off

The appellants owned a 10,034 sq. m. plot in Ahmedabad that had been under temporary acquisition by ONGC since 1996 for oil exploration. After purchasing the land in 2005, they were paid a nominal rent of Rs 24 per sq. m. per annum, later increased to Rs 30, and sought a writ to quash the temporary …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusNEM CHAND SHARMA AND ORS.

2023 INSC 73Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had taken possession of land in 1990 and a remaining portion in 2007 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Respondents filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that the acquisition proceedings had deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusDEWAN CHAND PRUTHI & ORS

2023 INSC 74Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) appealed against a Delhi High Court order that declared land acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act as deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, …

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANRversusMANJEET SINGH ANAND & ANR.

2023 INSC 64Appeal(s) allowed

The land in question was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in 1964, with possession taken and compensation deposited by 1967. Respondent No.1, who was not the recorded owner, filed a writ petition claiming that the acquisition had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusBHAGI SINGH AND ORS.

2023 INSC 66Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had taken possession of land (Khasra No. 28) on 21 March 2007 by drawing a panchnama and preparing a possession report under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Petitioners Bhagi Singh and others filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that the acquisition …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusSHAKUNTLA DEVI AND ORS.

2023 INSC 62Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with a notification dated 27‑06‑1996 and an award dated 22‑06‑1999. Possession of the land was taken by the Land Acquisition Collector on 31‑12‑2013 and handed over to the requisition agency, with a panchnama …

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHIversusRATIRAM & ORS.

2023 INSC 72Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared the acquisition of certain land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation had not been paid. …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY VversusSHYAMO & ORS.

2023 INSC 70Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with award in 1992 and possession taken in 2007. The original writ petitioner, Shyamo, claimed a one‑twelfth share but was not the recorded owner, and the High Court held that the acquisition had lapsed under …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusRAMBIR AND ORS

2023 INSC 67Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had taken possession of land in 2007 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, but the High Court held that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusRAJESH DUA & ORS.

2023 INSC 68Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) acquired land in 1964, passed the award in 1967 and took possession by drawing a panchnama, while depositing the compensation amount with the Reference Court the same year. In 2017 the original landowners filed a writ petition claiming that the acquisition had …

GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.versusKHAJAN SINGH & ANR.

2023 INSC 65Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that held land acquisition proceedings had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation was not paid, even though …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusASHA PRAKASH

2023 INSC 69Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had initiated land acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, but compensation was not paid to the original landowners. A subsequent purchaser, respondent No.1, filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that the acquisition had deemed to …

GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.versusRATI RAM & ANR.

2023 INSC 75Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed against a Delhi High Court order that declared the land acquisition proceedings for a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, relying …