Shri Abdul Gani vs The Union Of India on 8 April, 2025
4. The learned counsel for the appellants submits that in connection with
acquisition of the adjacent lands for construction of the Indo-Bangladesh
Border Road the affected persons have earlier approached the Writ Court, such
as in the case of Shri Nepal Paul and 2 Ors. vs. The Union of India and 3
Ors. in WP(C) No.952 of 2016. Learned counsel for the appellants has referred
to certain judgments rendered in the cases of WP(C) 952 of 2016, WP(C)
No.585 of 2020, WP(C) No.1163 of 2019 and other such writ petitions which
were disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to grant
compensation. Some of those writ petitions are annexed with the Memo of
Appeal. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that since the Act 1894 has
been repealed and replaced by the Right to Fair Compensation and
Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013,
the respondents should be directed to reinitiate the proceedings by issuing
fresh notification under the new Act.