(1.) This petition has arisen on failure of the respondent No. 2-Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to take steps for acquisition of the land of the petitioner-Trust, on receipt of purchase notice under Sec. 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (for short the "Act of 1966"), issued by the petitioner-Trust.
(2.) The brief facts emerge from the present petition, are as under:
(3.) In the final development plan for the city of Nagpur which was made applicable w.e.f. January-2001, the land admeasuring 1.9912 HR out of the aforesaid petitioner's total land, was shown as reserved for various public purposes.