SC Bars Review of Final Land Acquisition Rulings as Later Change in Law Is No Ground for Reopening Cases

Government of NCT of Delhi Vs K.L Rathi Steels Ltd. & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) In Government of NCT of Delhi vs. K.L. Rathi Steels Ltd. & Ors., the Supreme Court considered whether review petitions filed by land acquisition authorities were maintainable after earlier judgments declaring acquisition proceedings as lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 had attained finality. The issue arose because several High Court decisions, later affirmed by the Supreme Court, had relied upon t...