NAHAR SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

A                                 NAHAR SINGH
                                          v.
                            STATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

                               NOVEMBER 28, 1995

B                [K. RAMASWAMY AND S.B. MAJMUDAR, JJ.]

            Land Acquisition Act, 1894:

            Sections 4(1), 6 and 11-A (As inserted by Act 68 of 1984)
c         Land Acquisition-Amendment Act-Award not made within two years
    from the date of coming into force of-Held acquisition proceedings stood
    lapsed.

            In this case no award was made within two years from the date of
D coming into force of Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984.
            Allowing the appeal, this Court

           HELD : After the Amendment Act 68 of 1984 was brought into force
    w.e.f. September 24, 1984, Section 11-A operates in the field. It envisages
E   that if the award under Section 11 has not been made within two years
    from the date of coming into force of the Amendment Act, all the proceed-
    ings under Sections 4 and 6 shall stand lapsed. In view of the fact that no
    steps appeared to have been taken within time, the notification under
    Section 4(1) and declaration under Section 6 no longer subsist. [755-C-D]
F           CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION : Civil Appeal No. 558 of
    1985.

         From the Judgment and Order dated 28.9.84 of the Allahabad High
    Court in C. Misc. W. No. 13984of1984.
G
         R.K. Shukla, R.C.Verma, M.P.S. Tomar and P.K. Chakraborty for
    the Appellant.

            K.S. Chauhan and AK. Srivastava for the Respondents.

H           The following Order of the Court was delivered :
                                          754
                       NAHAR SINGH v. STATE                          755

      Delay condoned. Substitution allowed.                                 A
      Notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894
(for short, "the Act") was published on June 25, 1974. Declaration under
Section 6 was published on July 3, 1974 dispensing with the enquiry under
Section 5-A after the Governor had exercised his power under Section 17
(4) of the Act.                                                             B
      It is not clear from the record that the possession of the land was
taken after 15 days from the date of service of the notice under Section 9
on the appellant. The appellant has asserted that he has been in possession
of the land but no counter has been filed. In support thereof, the appellant
has also placed on record the resolution dated December 27, 1977 of Gram
                                                                            c
Sabha stating that the other land has already been allotted to 30 eligible
persons of the village and the land in question no longer is necessary. After
the Amendment Act 68 of 1984 was brought into force w.e.f. September
24, 1984, Section 11-A operates in the field. It envisages that if the award
under Section 11 has not been made within two years from the date of D
coming into force of the Amendment Act, all the proceedings under
Sections 4 and 6 shall stand lapsed. In view of the fact that no steps
appeared to have been taken within time, the notification under Section
4(1) and declaration under Section 6 no longer subsist.

     Accordingly, the appeal is allowed. No costs.                          E
T.N.A.                                                   Appeal allowed.