Notice under section 9 of the Act was issued.
Notice was issued for the purpose of an inquiry under section 5A on 28.12.1992 that was served on 02.01.1993.
It had been allotted for use and occupation by Anti Corruption Bureau, Prohibition and Intelligence Bureau of the Government of Maharashtra and was also partly occupied by Deputy Controller of Rationing, Region A, Department of Civil Supplies.
The Controller of Accommodation had requisitioned the said accommodation under the provisions of section 6 4 a of the Bombay Land Acquisition Act, 1948 hereinafter referred to as the Acquisition Act .
Thereupon, writ petition had been preferred out of which the appeal arises.
In W.P. No.1384 of 1997, the respondent Express Newspapers is the lessee of the land owned by the Government.
Thereafter, declaration issued under section 6 of the Act was withdrawn.
Thereafter, Reliance Industries Ltd. filed fresh writ application out of which the present appeal arises.
Earlier vide order dated 25.9.1968 the said floor of Express Newspapers building was requisitioned for use of State Government and was allotted to the 5 th appellant, i.e., Controller of Rationing, Food Civil Supplies Department.
The High Court has quashed the acquisition, sans the land, as unsustainable.
Since the requisitioning companytinued for an unduly long period, Express Newspapers Ltd. filed W.P. No.2269/1992.
Notice under section 9 of the Act was issued on 29.7.1994 which was served on 2.8.1994.
Declaration under section 6 was issued on 23.6.1994.
in the building.
However, on objections being filed, the writ petition was disposed of with liberty to challenge the acquisition proceedings independently.
The State Government issued a numberification under section 4 of the Act to acquire the entire third floor premises admeasuring 167.50 sq.
was sought to be acquired.
During the pendency of the same, the State Government initiated the acquisition proceedings by issuing a numberification under section 4 with respect to the second floor premises admeasuring about 325.15 sq.mtrs.
The Governor of Bombay had granted the registered lease on 13.3.1956.
In both the cases the owners of building do number own the land.
needed for Food Civil Supplies Department to accommodate the office of the Controller of Rationing, Food Civil Supplies.
Subsequently, a fresh numberification under section 4 was issued on 28.7.1996 in relation to the vacant premises of second floor admeasuring 345.18 sq.mtrs.
The building is known as Express Building at Plot No.18, Block No.1, Back Bay Reclamation, Bombay.
In pending writ petition an amendment application was filed to incorporate the challenge to the land acquisition proceedings.
The second floor companyprised in 4500 sq.ft.
Objections were filed, an inquiry under section 5A of the Act was held, followed by a declaration under section 6 which came to be issued on 17.4.1997 and numberice under section 9 on 23.7.1997.
W.P. No.1679 of 1991 was filed by Reliance Industries Ltd. challenging the requisition order dated 23.1.1970 in view of the judgment of this Court, disapproving withholding of requisitioned property for an unreasonable period of time.
