DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Vs. HARDWARI LAL RANA & ORS

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

Appeal (Civil), 126 of 2017, Judgment Date: Jan 03, 2017

                                                              NON-REPORTABLE

                        IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
                        CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        CIVIL APPEAL NO. 126 OF 2017
          [ARISING FROM SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NO. 297 OF 2017]
     [ARISING FROM SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C).....CC. NO.24576 OF 2016]


      DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY                        APPELLANT(S)

                                      VERSUS

      HARDWARI LAL RANA & ORS.                          RESPONDENT(S)

                                       WITH
                        CIVIL APPEAL NO. 127  OF 2017
         [ARISING FROM SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NO. 297  OF 2017]
     [ARISING FROM SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C).....CC. NO.25119 OF 2016]

                               J U D G M E N T

KURIAN, J.
1.    Delay condoned.
2.    Leave granted.
3.     The  issue,  in  principle,  is  covered  against  the  appellant  by
judgments in Civil Appeal No. 8477 of 2016  arising  out  of  Special  Leave
Petition (C) No. 8467 of 2015 and Civil Appeal No. 5811 of 2015 arising  out
of Special Leave Petition (C) No. 21545 of 2015.
4.    These appeals are, accordingly, dismissed.
5.    In the peculiar facts and circumstances of these cases, the  appellant
is given a period of one year to exercise its liberty granted under  Section
24(2)  of  the  Right  to  Fair  Compensation  and  Transparency   in   Land
Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,  2013  for  initiation  of
the acquisition proceedings afresh.
6.    We make it clear that in case no  fresh  acquisition  proceedings  are
initiated within the said period  of  one  year  from  today  by  issuing  a
Notification under Section 11 of the Act, the appellant, if  in  possession,
shall return the physical possession of the lands to the owners.
7.    Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.
8.    No costs.

                                                   .......................J.
                                                       [ KURIAN JOSEPH ]

                                                   .......................J.
                                               [ ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN ]
      NEW DELHI;
      JANUARY 03, 2017.