RAM SEWAK Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) These are three connected writ petitions and arise out of land acquisition proceedings going on in village Gohand, pargana Rath, in the district of Hamirpur. The substantial prayer of the petitioners is for the quashing of the U. P. Government notification No. A-1632/XIIA-663/60 dated March 17, 1960, and for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents not to enforce the aforesaid notification. The said notification is under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act). It is not necessary at this stage to mention the allegations made in the petition, the affidavit filed in support of it, the counter affidavit and the rejoinder affidavit. I shall deal with the relevant allegations in these documents while considering the various submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties.

(2.) Mr. Sapru has made the following submissions:

(3.) I will consider the submissions seriatim: The notification under Section 4 of the Act which is dated 17th of March, 1960 (Annexure II) reads as fellows: