law: Land Acquisition Act, 1894
  48.Completion of
  
  acquisition not compulsory, but compensation to be awarded when not completed:-
  (1) Except in the case
  
  provided for in section 36, the Government shall be at liberty to withdraw from
  
  the acquisition of any land of which possession has not been taken.
  (2) Whenever the
  
  government withdraws from any such acquisition, the Collector shall determine
  
  the amount of compensation due to the damage suffered by the owner in
  
  consequence of the notice or of any proceedings thereunder, and shall pay such
  
  amount to the person interested, together with all costs reasonably incurred by
  
  him in the prosecution of the proceedings under this Act relating to the said
  
  land.
  (3) The provisions of Part III of this Act shall apply, so far as may be, to the determination of the compensation payable under this section.