SC Judgement makes land Acquistion easy

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Mon, Feb 12, 2018, 01:14 PM

SC Judgement makes land Acquistion easy

New Delhi Feb 12: The Supreme Court has in a recent judgment has made sure that the land acquired by Government agencies wouldn't be returned because of vexatious litigation.

The apex court has said that "land acquisition by a government agency could not be quashed on account of delay on the part of owners in accepting compensation within five years due to reasons such as lingering court cases."

The Court has also said that "landowners should not be allowed to take the benefit of Section 24 (2) of the Land Acquisition Act to reclaim land on the ground that they were not paid compensation within the stipulated time as payment was delayed because of litigation."

The Court has also ordered that "Section 24(2) does not intend to cover the period spent during litigation and when the authorities have been disabled to act under it due to the final or interim order of a court or otherwise, such period has to be excluded from the period of five years as provided in the section."

The government agencies have welcomed the judgment and said that the order by the SC would ensure that the land acquired doesn't go back to the owner because of delay in compensation paid because of various court cases".