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SC: A 3 Judge Bench ‘Stays’ Another 3 Judge Bench Judgment That Declared A 2014 Three judge Bench Judgment As ‘Per incuriam’

In an surprising order, a three judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur, has requested the other SC benches and the High Courts to not to deal with any cases relating to the interpretation of or concerning Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.By this order, the three judge. In an surprising order, a three judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur, has requested the other SC benches and the High Courts to not to deal with any cases relating to the interpretation of or concerning Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. By this order, the three judge bench, which also comprising of Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Deepak Gupta has apparently stayed the judgment delivered by another 3 judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra. Taking into account these submissions made by the senior Advocate, the bench observed: “It would be appropriate if in the interim and pending a final decision on making a reference to a larger Bench, the High Courts be requested not to deal with any cases relating to the interpretation of or concerning Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

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