Governments Acquiring Land but Not Using It is Invalid

8/9/2019 Governments Acquiring Land but Not Using It is Invalid

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NON-REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIACIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

I.A. No. 8 of 2014

IN

CIVIL APPEAL NO.7424 OF 2013

ARNAIL AUR ! ORS. """APPELLANTS

V#.

STATE OF PUNJAB ! ORS. """RESPONDENTS

$%&'

I.A. No. 5 in Civil Appeal No. 7425 of 2013

I.A. No. 19 of Civil Appeal No. 7426 of 2013








I.A. No. 3 in Civil Appeal No. 7435 of 2013 I.A.Nos.3-4 in Civil Appeal Nos.7437-7438 of 2013


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I.A. Nos.6-8 in Civil Appeal Nos.7439-7441 of 2013


and

I.A. No.6 in Civil Appeal No. 7445 of 2013

J U D ( M E N T

V.(OPALA (O)DA* J.

The aboveen!ioned appli"a!ions a#e filed b$ !he

appellan!s fo# allo%in& !he "on"e#ned appeals in !e#s

of 'e"!ion 24(2) of !he *i&h! !o +ai# Copensa!ion and

T#anspa#en"$ in ,and A"isi!ion/ *ehabili!a!ion and

*ese!!leen! A"!/ 2013 (in sho#! !he A"! of 2013).

The appellan!-land o%ne#s have "oe !o !his Co#!

es!ionin& !he "o##e"!ness of !he "oon d&en! and

o#de# da!ed 19.04.2011 passed b$ !he i&h Co#! of

nab a#$ana a! Chandi&a#h in Civil #i! e!i!ion

No.5512 of 2001 and ba!"h pe!i!ions b$ %hi"h !he i&h

Co#! disissed !he #i! e!i!ions filed b$ !he

appellan!s he#ein.

2. As all !he appeals a#e iden!i"al involvin&

siila# es!ion of la%/ fo# !he sae of b#evi!$ %e


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%ill dis"ss !he fa"!s of !he "ase in C.A. No. 7424 of

2013 %hi"h a#e s!a!ed he#ende#

The appellan!s a#e o#i&inal #esiden!s and have

!hei# hoses alon& %i!h !hei# land in villa&e-'ohana/

Tehsil ohali in :is!#i"! *oop Na&a# (nab). The

'!a!e of nab has f#aed a spe"ial A"! no%n as The

nab *e&ional and To%n lannin& and :evelopen! A"!/

1995 (he#einaf!e# #efe##ed !o as !he A"! of 1995)

!o "ons!#"! a #esiden!ial #ban es!a!e %i!h !he ain

obe"! !o nde#!ae #ban developen! and hosin&

p#oae. ;n 21.02.2000/ !he '!a!e of nab !h#o&h

'e"#e!a#$/ nab osin& and :evelopen!/ !he

#esponden! No.1 he#ein/ issed no!ifi"a!ion nde#

'e"!ion 4 of !he ,and A"isi!ion A"!/ 1894 (fo# sho#!

!he ,.A. A"!) fo# !he p#pose of se!!in& p a

#esiden!ial #ban es!a!e in !he a#ea of #evene es!a!e

of villa&e ali ali


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102 a"#es of land in sall po"e!s of !he said 1264.84

a"#es. ;be"!ions %e#e #aised a&ains! !he sae b$ !he

appellan!s nde# 'e"!ion 5A alle&in& !ha! in !he $ea#

1996 !he nab '!a!e @ove#nen! had f#aed a s"hee

"alled +a#e#s +#iendl$ and ,and oolin& B="han&e

'"hee/ and as pe# !he "on!en!s of !he said '"hee/

fo# eve#$ a"#e of land !#ansfe##ed b$ !he land o%ne#s

!o nab D#ban :evelopen! A!ho#i!$ (D:A)/ !he land

o%ne#s %ill be &iven ba" app#o=ia!el$ 1000 sa#e

$a#ds af!e# developen! and !he land o%ne#s %e#e

advised no! !o sell !hei# land. The#efo#e/ !he

appellan!s obe"!ed !o !he said no!ifi"a!ion nde#

'e"!ion 4 of !he ,.A. A"!/ as !he sae %as viola!ive

of !he p#in"iples of p#oisso#$ es!oppel. The said

obe"!ions %e#e no! de"ided b$ !he ,and A"isi!ion

;ffi"e#. The#eaf!e#/ on 02.02.2001/ !he no!ifi"a!ion

nde# 'e"!ion 6 of !he ,.A. A"! %as pblished.

3. The appellan!s filed %#i! pe!i!ion No. 5512 of

2001 befo#e !he i&h Co#! of nab and a#$ana a!

Chandi&a#h alle&in& in!e# alia !ha! #esponden! no. 1

has s!a#!ed a"i#in& !he land %i!ho! "opl$in& %i!h


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!he p#ovisions and in !!e# viola!ion of !he A"! of

1995 !he#efo#e !he a"isi!ion p#o"eedin&s a#e bad

in la% and liable !o be ashed.

4. The i&h Co#! vide o#de# da!ed 19.04.2011

disissed %#i! pe!i!ion No. 5512 of 2001 alon& %i!h

ba!"h a!!e#s in C No. 4981 of 2001. en"e/ !he

p#esen! appeal.

5. I! has been "on!ended b$ !he lea#ned senio#

"onsel fo# !he appellan!s !ha! !he ,.A. A"! has been

#epla"ed b$ !he A"! of 2013/ %hi"h has "oe in!o fo#"e

%.e.f. 01.01.2014 and !ha! 'e"!ion 24(2) of !he A"! of

2013 p#ovides !ha! %he#e an a%a#d nde# 'e"!ion 11 of

!he ,.A. A"! has been ade five $ea#s o# o#e p#io# !o

!he "oen"een! of !he A"! of 2013 b! !he ph$si"al

possession of !he land has no! been !aen o# !he

"opensa!ion has no! been paid/ !he said p#o"eedin&s

shall be deeed !o have lapsed. In !he p#esen! "ase/

!he p#o"eedin&s nde# !he ,.A. A"! have lapsed fo#

bo!h !he above said #easons be"ase !he "ase of !he

appellan!s sa!isf$ bo!h !he "ondi!ions as #efe##ed !o

in 'e"!ion 24(2) of !he A"! of 2013. The a%a#d nde#


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'e"!ion 11 of !he ,.A. A"! in #espe"! of !he land in

disp!e %as passed on 17.05.2001. I! is f#!he#

"on!ended !ha! no! onl$ !he possession of !he said

land is s!ill %i!h !he appellan!s b! !he$ have also

no! been paid an$ "opensa!ion. The#efo#e/ !he

a"isi!ion p#o"eedin&s in #espe"! of !he land nde#

"hallen&e in !he p#esen! appeal have lapsed b$ vi#!e

of p#ovisions of 'e"!ion 24(2) of !he A"! of 2013.

6. I! has been f#!he# "on!ended !ha! !he !hen

Addi!ional Chief Adinis!#a!o#-"-,and A"isi!ion

Colle"!o#/ @A:A/ ohali in his affidavi! da!ed

06.02.2008 has adi!!ed !ha! !he possession of !he

land in es!ion is %i!h !he appellan!s. +#!he#/ in

!he affidavi! da!ed 19.07.2012 filed on behalf of

#esponden! no.2/ i! has been "a!e&o#i"all$ s!a!ed !ha!

!he appellan!s and o!he# land o%ne#s a#e sin& !hei#

land fo# ai"l!#al p#poses. +o# !he said #eason/

!he #esponden!-@A:A had filed an appli"a!ion da!ed

09.02.2012 seein& pe#ission !o "ople!e !he

#eainin& developen! %o#s in 'e"!o#s 76-80 of 'A'

Na&a#/ ohali. The said appli"a!ion %as disissed b$

!his Co#! on 11.11.2013.


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7. +#!he#/ i! is "on!ended b$ !he appellan!s !ha!

no de!ailsE"al"la!ion of !he a%a#ded one$ has been

&iven !o !he appellan!s. Bven if pa$en!s have been

deposi!ed/ !he sae is no pa$en! in !he e$es of la%

and !he #esponden! '!a!e has neve# offe#ed !o pa$

"opensa!ion of !he a"i#ed land in !e#s of !he

a%a#d of !he appellan!s. No no!i"e/ %ha!soeve#/ has

been #e"eived b$ !he appellan!s f#o an$ a#!e#

asin& !he !o "olle"! !he "opensa!ion a%a#ded in

#espe"! of !hei# a"i#ed land. A pe#sal of !he

Anne=#e *-10 filed b$ !he '!a!e of nab alon& %i!h

!hei# f#!he# affidavi! filed befo#e !his Co#! on

02.07.2013 %old "lea#l$ &o !o sho% !ha! !he

"opensa!ion aon! is l$in& in !he T#eas#$. I! has

been "on!ended !ha! in vie% of !he above/ !he "ase of

!he appellan!s is sa#el$ "ove#ed nde# 'e"!ion 24(2)

of !he A"! of 2013. The#efo#e/ !he appellan!s have

filed !he appli"a!ions.

8. ;n !he o!he# hand/ i! has been "on!ended b$ !he

lea#ned 'oli"i!o# @ene#al #. *ani! ?a# fo# !he

#esponden!s !ha! !he isse involved in !hese appeals


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A"! %he#e an a%a#d has been ade five $ea#s o# o#e

p#io# !o !he "oen"een! of !he A"! of 2013 and

ei!he# of !he !%o "on!in&en"ies is sa!isfied/ viFG (i)

ph$si"al possession of !he land has no! been !aen o#

(ii) !he "opensa!ion has no! been paid !o !he o%ne#s/

!he a"isi!ion p#o"eedin&s shall be deeed !o have

lapsed. ;n !he lapse of s"h a"isi!ion nde# !he

,.A. A"!/ i! has !o ini!ia!e !he p#o"eedin&s af#esh

nde# !he A"! of 2013. The p#oviso appended !o 'e"!ion

24(2) deals %i!h a si!a!ion %he#e in #espe"! of !he

a"isi!ion ini!ia!ed nde# !he ,.A. A"! an a%a#d has

been ade and "opensa!ion in #espe"! of a ao#i!$ of

land holdin&s has no! been deposi!ed in !he a""on! of

!he benefi"ia#ies !hen all !he benefi"ia#ies spe"ified

in 'e"!ion 4 no!ifi"a!ion be"oe en!i!led !o

"opensa!ion nde# !he A"! of 2013.

11. +#!he#/ i! is "on!ended !ha! !he a"isi!ion

p#o"eedin&s in #ela!ion !o !he land involved in !he

p#esen! appeals a#e a pa#! of 1264.84 a"#es of land

a"i#ed p#san! !o !he no!ifi"a!ion da!ed 21.02.2000

and !he "opensa!ion has al#ead$ been paidEdeposi!ed

in Co#! in "ase of !he affe"!ed land holde#s and


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ph$si"al possession of !he land has been !aen %i!h

#e&a#d !o o#e !han 90H of !he a"i#ed land e="ep!

!he land "ove#ed b$ !he p#esen! appeals %he#e ph$si"al

possession of !he land "old no! be !aen as !he s!a$

o#de#s passed b$ !he i&h Co#! !his Co#! have been

in fo#"e. I! is f#!he# "on!ended !ha!/ ho%eve#/ soon

af!e# !he passin& of !he ip&ned d&en! da!ed

19.04.2011 !he possession of !he land %as !aen

28.4.2011. *elian"e %as pla"ed on !he de"ision of !his

Co#! in !he "ase of Sita Ram Bhandar Society, New

Delhi v. Lt. Governor, Govt. of N.C.T., Delhi & Ors.,

in s!ifi"a!ion of !he above le&al "on!en!ions/ !he

#elevan! pa#aaph of %hi"h is e=!#a"!ed he#ende#-

30. I! %old/ !hs/ be seen f#o a

"la!ive #eadin& of !he afo#esaid

d&en!s/ !ha! %hile !ain& possession

of a la#&e a#ea of land %i!h a la#&e

nbe# of o%ne#s/ i! %old be ipossible

fo# !he Colle"!o# o# !he *evene ;ffi"ial

!o en!e# ea"h bi&ha o# bis%a and !o !ae

possession !he#eof and !ha! a p#a&a!i"

app#oa"h has !o be adop!ed b$ !he Co#!.

I! is also "lea# !ha! one of !he e!hods

of !ain& possession and handin& i! ove#

!o !he benefi"ia#$ :epa#!en! is !he

#e"o#din& of a an"hnaa %hi"h "an in

i!self "ons!i!!e eviden"e of !he fa"!

!ha! possession had been !aen and !he

land had ves!ed absol!el$ in !he@ove#nen!.

1(2009) 10 'CC 501


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ph$si"al possession of o#e !han 90H of !he !o!al

e=!en! of a"i#ed land "ove#ed b$ !he a"isi!ion

p#o"eedin&s %e#e p#even!ed f#o !ain& ph$si"al

possession of !he land in es!ion in vie% of !he s!a$

o#de#s passed in %#i! pe!i!ions oved b$ !he

lando%ne#s !heselves in spi!e of !he filin& of

appli"a!ion b$ !he a!ho#i!ies seein& pe#ission !o

"ople!e !he developen! %o#s on !he land in isse

%hi"h %as adve#sel$ affe"!ed in vie% of !he pendin&

lis. 'e"!ion 24(2) of !he A"! of 2013 %ill no! be

appli"able in s"h a si!a!ion. An$ in!e#p#e!a!ion !o

!he "on!#a#$ %old lead !o abs#di!$ and anoalos

#esl!s and ns! and n%a##an!ed en#i"hen! of !he

landholde#s %ho a#e in ph$si"al possession of !he

a"i#ed land in vie% of !he s!a$ o#de#s passed in !he

%#i! pe!i!ions filed b$ !he %hi"h p#even!ed !he

a!ho#i!ies f#o !ain& ph$si"al possession of !he

a"i#ed land %hen !he ,.A. A"! %as in fo#"e. +#!he#/

#elian"e %as pla"ed on New *ndia +ss"rance Co. Ltd. v.

N"sli Neville adia & +nr.-and+sho Lana & +nr. v.

Rishi Di/it & Ors.0!ha! le&isla!#e is no%n !o avoid

4(2008) 3 'CC 279

5(2005) 5 'CC 598


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anoal$ o# abs#di!$.

13. I! is f#!he# "on!ended !ha! !he se!!led

p#in"iple of la% based pon !he le&al a=i +ct"s

C"riae Neminem Grava1it2 !ha! has also been &iven

s!a!!o#$ flavo# in !e#s of 'e"!ion 144 of !he Civil

#o"ed#e Code (*es!i!!ion) s! be #ead in!o 'e"!ion

24(2) of !he A"! of 2013 in "onn"!ion %i!h 'e"!ion 6

of !he @ene#al Clases A"! and 'e"!ion 11(A) of !he

,.A. A"!.

14. The lea#ned A!!o#ne$ @ene#al has f#!he#

sbi!!ed !ha! !he d&en! of !his Co#! in Sree

Balai Na(ar Residential +ssociation v. State of Tamil

Nad"6isper incuriamin as "h as !he above "#"ial

le&al aspe"!s have no! been "onside#ed !he#ein.

+#!he#/ he has pla"ed #elian"e pon !he "ase of Nand

3ishore G"#ta & Ors. v. State of 4ttar %radesh & Ors.7

!his Co#! held !hs-

46.The lea#ned "onsel appea#in& on

behalf of !he appellan!s "old no! den$

!he fa"! !ha! !he !o!al nbe# of

pe!i!ione#s "on"e#ned in !hese

a"isi!ion p#o"eedin&s/ "oin& p

befo#e !he i&h Co#!/ %as e=!#eel$6

2014(10)'CA,B3887

(2010) 10 'CC 282


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insi&nifi"an! as "opa#ed !o !hose %ho

had a""ep!ed !he "opensa!ion. ;f

"o#se/ !ha! b$ i!self a$ no! be !he

onl$ #eason !o hold a&ains! !he

appellan!s (!he pe!i!ione#s)/ ho%eve#/

!ha! fa"! %ill have !o be ep! in ind

%hile de"idin& !he isses %hi"h "ove#

!he %hole a"isi!ion p#o"ess/ %hi"h

a"isi!ion is fo# !he p#pose of

developen! of 25 illion s of land.

The i&h Co#! has also no!i"ed !his

aspe"!. e have en!ioned !his aspe"!

onl$ %i!h a lii!ed obe"!ive of sho%in&

!ha! !he "#i!i"is a&ains! !he %holes"hee %hi"h %old invalida!e !he

a"isi!ion %old be diffi"l! !o be

a""ep!ed/ pa#!i"la#l$ in !his "ase/ in

vie% of !he fa"! !ha! ao#i!$ of !he

lando%ne#s have pa#!ed %i!h possession/

!aen !he "opensa!ion and !hs/ !he

%hole s"hee has p#oessed !o a

sbs!an!ial level/ %he#ef#o i! %ill be

e=!#eel$ diffi"l! no% !o !#n ba" !osa#e one.

i!h #efe#en"e !o !he above de"ision/ he has f#!he#

"on!ended !ha! in !he above "i#"s!an"es/ 'e"!ion

24(2) of !he A"! of 2013 "anno! be appli"able !o !he

fa"! si!a!ion in !he p#esen! appeals and !he above

appli"a!ions dese#ve !o be disissed in !he in!e#es!

of s!i"e and also pbli" in!e#es!.

15. e have "a#efll$ &one !h#o&h !he le&al

sbissions ade b$ !he lea#ned senio# "onsel on

behalf of !he appellan!s %i!h #espe"! !o !he


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appli"a!ion filed nde# 'e"!ion 24(2) of !he A"! of

2013 and !he obe"!ions #aised b$ !he #esponden!s !o

!he sae. In o# "onside#ed vie%/ #esponden! No.2

@A:A has adi!!ed !ha! !he possession of !he land in

es!ion (i.e. abo! 102 a"#es) is %i!h !he appellan!s

and !he appellan!s have no! #e"eived !he "opensa!ion

fo# !he said land bein& a"i#ed b$ @A:A. The#efo#e/

!he "ase of Nand 3ishore G"#ta #efe##ed !o sp#a is

no! appli"able !o !he p#esen! "ase on hand. In fa"!/

!he p#esen! "ase is sa#el$ "ove#ed b$ !he la% laid

do%n in !he a!!e# of %"ne !"nici#al Cor#oration and

+nr. v.'arachand !isirimal Solani & Ors.8

/ 4nion of

*ndia & Ors. v. Shiv Ra & Ors.9, Bimla Devi & Ors. v.

State of 'aryana & Ors.5, Bharat 3"mar v. State of

'aryana & +nr.11 and Sree Balai Na(ar Residential

+ssociation(sp#a).

16. The above said p#ovisions of 'e"!ion 24 (2) of

!he A"! of 2013 o!ed above has been in!e#p#e!ed b$

!he !h#ee d&e


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%"ne !"nici#al Cor#oration (sp#a)/ !he #elevan! pa#as

20 and 21 f#o !he "ase a#e e=!#a"!ed he#ende#-

20JJi! is "lea# !ha! !he a%a#d

pe#!ainin& !o !he sbe"! land has been

ade b$ !he 'pe"ial ,and A"isi!ion

;ffi"e# o#e !han five $ea#s p#io# !o !he

"oen"een! of !he 2013 A"!. I! is also

adi!!ed posi!ion !ha! "opensa!ion so

a%a#ded has nei!he# been paid !o !he

lando%ne#sEpe#sons in!e#es!ed no#

deposi!ed in !he "o#!. The deposi! of"opensa!ion aon! in !he @ove#nen!

!#eas#$ is of no avail and "anno! be

held !o be eivalen! !o "opensa!ion

paid !o !he lando%ne#sEpe#sons

in!e#es!ed. e have/ !he#efo#e/ no

hesi!a!ion in holdin& !ha! !he sbe"!

land a"isi!ion p#o"eedin&s shall be

deeed !o have lapsed nde# 'e"!ion 24(2)

of !he 2013 A"!.

21. The a#&en! on behalf of !he

Co#po#a!ion !ha! !he sbe"! land

a"isi!ion p#o"eedin&s have been

"on"lded in all #espe"!s nde# !he 1894

A"! and !ha! !he$ a#e no! affe"!ed a! all

in vie% of 'e"!ion 114(2) of !he 2013

A"!/ has no e#i! a! all/ and is no!ed !o

be #ee"!ed. 'e"!ion 114(1) of !he 2013

A"! #epeals !he 1894 A"!. 'b-se"!ion (2)of 'e"!ion 114/ ho%eve#/ aes 'e"!ion 6

of !he @ene#al Clases A"!/ 1897

appli"able %i!h #e&a#d !o !he effe"! of

#epeal b! !his is sbe"! !o !he

p#ovisions in !he 2013 A"!. Dnde# 'e"!ion

24(2) land a"isi!ion p#o"eedin&s

ini!ia!ed nde# !he 1894 A"!/ b$ le&al

fi"!ion/ a#e deeed !o have lapsed %he#e

a%a#d has been ade five $ea#s o# o#ep#io# !o !he "oen"een! of !he 2013 A"!

and possession of !he land is no! !aen


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o# "opensa!ion has no! been paid. The

le&al fi"!ion nde# 'e"!ion 24(2) "oes

in!o ope#a!ion as soon as "ondi!ions

s!a!ed !he#ein a#e sa!isfied. The

appli"abili!$ of 'e"!ion 6 of !he @ene#al

Clases A"! bein& sbe"! !o 'e"!ion

24(2)/ !he#e is no e#i! in !he

"on!en!ion of !he Co#po#a!ion.

17. +#!he#/ !his Co#! vide i!s o#de# da!ed

05.09.2011 #ees!ed !he '!a!e @ove#nen! !o "onside#

!he sbissions of !he appellan!s #e&a#din& !he #e-

allo!en! of !he a"i#ed land %i!ho! adi!!in& an$

#i&h! in !he appellan!s and pla"e !he isse befo#e !he

'!a!e @ove#nen! fo# i!s "onside#a!ion. The#efo#e/ !he

lea#ned 'oli"i!o# @ene#al "on!ends !ha! !his Co#!

fond #easonable ond fo# i!s in!e#fe#en"e in !he

a!!e# and an!ed leave fo# !he sae !o be #e-

e=ained and #e"onside#ed. The above "on!en!ion is no!

!enable in la% pa#!i"la#l$ havin& #e&a#d !o !he fa"!

!ha! af!e# !he above said da!e leave %as an!ed b$

!his Co#! b$ allo%in& !he 'pe"ial ,eave e!i!ion !ha!

eans !his Co#! has !o "onside# !he "ase of !he

appellan!s on e#i!s. o%eve#/ !his does no! dep#ive

!he #i&h! of !he appellan!s !o appl$ fo# #elief nde#

'e"!ion 24(2) of !he A"! of 2013 as !he$ have a"i#ed


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pe#sons have no! "hallen&ed !he a"isi!ion

p#o"eedin&s #a!he# !he$ a""ep!ed !ha! a"isi!ion b!

filed #efe#en"es fo# enhan"een! of "opensa!ion. The

appellan!s !he#ein have a""ep!ed !he "opensa!ion in

!he $ea# 2001 i!self af!e# !he passin& of !he a%a#d

and !hei# possession have been !aen in !he $ea# 2001

i!self b$ !he a!ho#i!ies "on"e#ned. he#eas in !he

p#esen! ba!"h of appeals !he appellan!s a#e s!ill in

possession and !he$ have no! a""ep!ed an$ "opensa!ion

fo# !hei# a"i#ed land. 'e"ondl$/ !he ip&ned

d&en! in !he p#esen! appeals is !%o $ea#s af!e#

passin& of !he ip&ned o#de# in C.A. No.331 of 2014.

The#efo#e/ !he ip&ned d&en! of C.A. No. 331 of

2014 is !o!all$ diffe#en! f#o !he ip&ned d&en!

in !he p#esen! ba!"h of a!!e#s and a#e in no %a$

"onne"!ed !o ea"h o!he#.

20. Af!e# #efe##in& !o !he afo#esaid de"isions %i!h

#efe#en"e !o !he fa"!s and "i#"s!an"es of !he "ase

on hand/ %e a#e of !he vie% !ha! ph$si"al possession

of !he land belon&in& !o !he appellan!s have nei!he#

been !aen b$ !he #esponden!s no# "opensa!ion paid !o

!he even !ho&h !he a%a#d %as passed on 06.08.2007/


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and o#e !han five $ea#s have lapsed p#io# !o da!e on

%hi"h !he A"! of 2013 "ae in!o fo#"e. The#efo#e/ !he

"ondi!ions en!ioned in 'e"!ion 24(2) of !he A"! of

2013 a#e sa!isfied in !his "ase fo# allo%in& !he plea

of !he appellan!s !ha! !he land a"isi!ion

p#o"eedin&s a#e deeed !o have lapsed in !e#s of

'e"!ion 24(2) of !he A"! of 2013. The said le&al

p#in"iple laid do%n b$ !his Co#! in !he "ase of %"ne

!"nici#al Cor#oration and o!he# "ases #efe##ed !o

sp#a %i!h #e&a#d !o !he in!e#p#e!a!ion of 'e"!ion

24(2) of !he A"! of 2013/ %i!h all fo#s a#e

appli"able !o !he fa"! si!a!ion in #espe"! of !he

land "ove#ed in !hese appeals fo# an!in& !he #elief

as p#a$ed b$ !he appellan!s in !he appli"a!ions.

21. e have no!i"ed !he @aFe!!e of India pblished

b$ !he inis!#$ of ,a% and s!i"e in #espe"! of !he

+R%,'& &o F% Co/#&%o T#5 % L

A6%#%&%o* R'%9%&&%o R#&&9/&

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pe#iod #efe##ed !o in !his sb-se"!ion/

an$ pe#iod o# pe#iods d#in& %hi"h !he

p#o"eedin&s fo# a"isi!ion of !he land

%e#e held p on a""on! of an$ s!a$ o#

inn"!ion issed b$ an$ s!a$ o#

inn"!ion issed b$ an$ "o#! o# !he

pe#iod spe"ified in !he a%a#d of a

T#ibnal fo# !ain& possession o# s"h

pe#iod %he#e possession has been !aen

b! !he "opensa!ion l$in& deposi!ed in a

"o#! o# in an$ a""on! ain!ained fo#

!his p#pose shall be e="lded.

The above said aenden! has "oe in!o fo#"e %.e.f.

01.01.2015. i!h de #e&a#d !o !he sae/ %e a#e of !he

vie% !ha! !he aenden! %old no! be appli"able !o !he

"ase on hand fo# !he #eason !ha! !hese appeals %e#e

pendin& "h p#io# !o !he o#dinan"e and also !he

appli"a!ions nde# 'e"!ion 24(2) of !he A"! of 2013

%e#e filed p#io# !o !he aenden! !o 'e"!ion 24(2) b$

;#dinan"e and !he sae %e#e hea#d and #ese#ved fo#

o#de#s on 28.10.2014 and !he#efo#e !he ;#dinan"e in so

fa# as inse#!ion of p#oviso !o !he above 'e"!ion b$

%a$ of an aenden! is p#ospe"!ive. +#!he#/ eepin&

in ind !he p#in"iples laid do%n b$ !his Co#! in !he

"ase of Garia#ati 6eeraya v.N.S"11iah Cho"dhry and

Ors.), %he#ein i! %as held !hs

13AI* 1957 'C 540


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23J(iv)The #i&h! of appeal is a ves!ed

#i&h! and s"h a #i&h! !o en!e# !he

spe#io# "o#! a""#es !o !he li!i&an! and

e=is!s as on and f#o !he da!e !he lis"oen"es and al!ho&h i! a$ be a"!all$

e=e#"ised %hen !he adve#se d&en! is

p#onon"ed s"h #i&h! is !o be &ove#ned b$

!he la% p#evailin& a! !he da!e of !he

ins!i!!ion of !he si! o# p#o"eedin& and

no! b$ !he la% !ha! p#evails a! !he da!e

of i!s de"ision o# a! !he da!e of !he

filin& of !he appeal.

(v) This ves!ed #i&h! of appeal "an be

!aen a%a$ onl$ b$ a sbseen! ena"!en!/

if i! so p#ovides e=p#essl$ o# b$

ne"essa#$ in!enden! and no! o!he#%ise.

25.In "ons!#in& !he a#!i"les of !he

Cons!i!!ion %e s! bea# in ind "e#!ain

"a#dinal #les of "ons!#"!ion. I! has

been said in o&h v. inds K1884L 12M.


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delive#in& !he d&en! of !he Co#!

obse#ved !ha! o# Cons!i!!ion is

&ene#all$ speain& p#ospe"!ive in i!s

ope#a!ion and is no! !o have #e!#oa"!ive

ope#a!ion in !he absen"e of an$ e=p#ess

p#ovision !o !ha! effe"!. The sae

p#in"iple %as #ei!e#a!ed in ?eshavan

adhava enon v. The '!a!e of


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na!#e.

(iii) Bve#$ li!i&an! has a ves!ed

#i&h! in sbs!an!ive la% b! no s"h

#i&h! e=is!s in p#o"ed#al la%.

(iv) a p#o"ed#al s!a!!e shold no!

&ene#all$ speain& be applied

#e!#ospe"!ive %he#e !he #esl! %old

be !o "#ea!e ne% disabili!ies o#

obli&a!ions o# !o ipose ne% d!ies

in #espe"! of of !#ansa"!ions al#ead$

a""oplished.

(v) a s!a!!e %hi"h no! onl$ "han&es!he p#o"ed#e b! also "#ea!es ne%

#i&h!s and liabili!ies shall be

"ons!#ed !o be p#ospe"!ive in

ope#a!ion nless o!he#%ise p#ovided/

ei!he# e=p#essl$ o# b$ ne"essa#$

ipli"a!ion.

27. In ?.'. a#ipoo#nan vs. '!a!e of

?e#ala o!he#s AI*1995'C1012/ !his Co#!

%hile "onside#in& !he effe"! of aenden!

in !he ,and A"isi!ion A"! in pendin&

p#o"eedin&s held !hs

... In !he ins!an! "ase %e a#e

"on"e#ned %i!h !he appli"a!ion of !he

p#ovisions of sb-se"!ion 1(1-A) of

'. 23 as in!#od"ed b$ !he Aendin&

A"! of a"isi!ion p#o"eedin&s %hi"h

%e#e pendin& on !he da!e of"oen"een! of !he Aendin& a"!. In

#ela!ion pendin& p#o"eedin&s/ !he

app#oa"h of !he "o#!s in Bn&land is

!ha! !he sae a#e naffe"!ed b$ !he

"han&e#s in !he la% so fa# as !he$

#ela!e !o !he de!e#ina!ion of !he

sbs!an!ive #i&h!s and in !he absen"e

of a "lea# indi"a!ion of a "on!#a#$

in!en!ion in an aendin& ena"!en!/

!he sbs!an!ive #i&h!s of !he pa#!ies

!o an a"!ion fall !o !he de!e#ined


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(ephasis laid b$ !his Co#!)

22. In vie% of !he afo#esaid findin&s and #easons

#e"o#ded b$ s/ !he a"isi!ion p#o"eedin&s in #espe"!

of !he appellan!s land have lapsed.

The afo#esaid appli"a!ions a#e allo%ed in !he

above said !e#s and "onseen!l$/ !he appeals

#efe##ed !o above a#e also allo%ed b$ ashin& !he

land a"isi!ion p#o"eedin&s no!ifi"a!ion in so fa# as

!he land of !he appellan!s a#e "on"e#ned. No "os!s.

I.A. No. 6 in C.A. No.7424 of 2013 fo# ipleaden!

is disissed %i!h libe#!$ !o app#oa"h !he app#op#ia!e

fo# in a""o#dan"e %i!h la%.

I.A. Nos. 9 and 10 in C.A. No. 7424 of 2013 fo#

in!e#ven!ion and di#e"!ion a#e disissed as no!

ain!ainable.

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