Supreme Court order paves way for faster land acquisition

The Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed its February 2018 ruling on Section 24 on land acquisition compensation awards in the Indore Development Authority case. The five-judge Bench also overruled an earlier 2014 ruling under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act of 2013.

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Under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act, land acquisition made under the old law of 1894 lapses if the award of compensation had been made five years before the new Act came into force, but has not been paid. In such situations, the process will start afresh under the new Act, which mandates higher compensation.