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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. OF 2024 ( Arising out of SLP (C) NO. 1041/2018 )
THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LAND ACQUISITION) Appellant(s) MARAIMALAI NAGAR SCHEME KATTANKULATHUR 603203 TAMILNADU & ANR.
VERSUS
VARADARAJA NAICKER (DEAD) Respondent(s)
O R D E R
1. Applications seeking substitution are allowed after
condoning the delay in filing the substitution application
and setting aside abatement. Amended cause title be
furnished.
2. Leave granted.
3. The impugned order dated 29-10-2014 passed by the
High Court of Judicature at Madras, whereby the proceedings
in WA No. 2254/2001, filed by the respondent(s) – herein
was allowed, is under challenge before this Court.
4. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and
carefully perusing the material placed on record, it
appears that the High Court had declared the acquisition
proceedings in question as lapsed in view of Section 24(2)
of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land
Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
However, it is not disputed by the learned counsels for the
parties that in view of the later decision in the case of
“Indore Development Authority vs. Manoharlal And Ors. Etc.”
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Reported in (2020) 8 SCC 129, the matters are required to
be remitted to the High Court for fresh consideration.
5. In that view o...