https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170134 Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 requires an effective hearing of objections and a report by the authority that actually applies its mind; where one Collector hears the objections but a successor submits the report without a fresh hearing, the acquisition is vitiated for breach of natural justice. Section 24(2) of the 2013 land acquisition law also causes proceedings to lapse where the award is more than five years old at commencement and physical possession has not been taken or compensation has not been paid; deposit in the government treasury is not payment for this purpose. en-us Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 May 2015 18:33:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170134 Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 requires an effective hearing of objections and a report by the authority that actually applies its mind; where one Collector hears the objections but a successor submits the report without a fresh hearing, the acquisition is vitiated for breach of natural justice. Section 24(2) of the 2013 land acquisition law also causes proceedings to lapse where the award is more than five years old at commencement and physical possession has not been taken or compensation has not been paid; deposit in the government treasury is not payment for this purpose. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170134