Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court begins hearing the case on merits today.
Section 24 merely provides for that would happen to proceedings initiated under the previous regime, Mehta
Subsection (2) is an exception to subsection (1) l. The word "or" in subsection (2) is disjunctive or not is what Your Lordships will examine, Mehta
If a big infrastructure project is planned and large area of land is required, some who may not agree to this acquisition. Therefore, legislature says if majority beneficiaries received compensation, acquisition won't lapse
Mehta reads out provisions under the Act providing for payment to be tendered to the beneficiary
Mehta: It is for interest on default of payment, but acquisition will not lapse
Mehta begins to take the Court through the judgments on the issue starting from Pune Municipal corporation case
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta is on his legs in another case, Advocate Kanu Agarwal making submissions for the Centre.
Justice Mishra: once it is paid, there is no question of deposit. But when can it be said to be "paid"?