Gujarat Court December 1990 Judgments

Patel Virchandbhai Madabhai Vs. State of Gujarat and anr.

Court: Gujarat

Reported in: AIR1991Guj152

Mankad, J.1. Petitioner has filed this petition challenging the decision of the Land Acquisition Officer and Deputy Collector, Patan, rejecting his application to withdraw notice issued under Section 9 of the Land Acquisition Act ('Act' for short) on the ground that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed.2. Petitioner was occupant of land bearing survey Nos. 864 and 867 of village Samalpati and Matarwadi in Patana Taluka of Mehsana District. Notification under Section 4 of the Act was issued on April 22, 1987 to acquire the said land for the campus of North Gujarat University. Notification under Section 6 of the Act for the acquisition of the land was issued on May 12, 1988. Notice under Section 9(l) of the Act was issued on May 24, 1988. Petitioner challenged the acquisition of his said land by filing petition being Special Civil Application No. 2774 of 1988 in this court. Division Bench of this court, while issuing notice pending admission on the said petition on June 3, 1988, grante...