From the Judgment and Order dated 8 11 71 of the Orissa High Court in O.J.C. Nos.
130 of 1973.
1 in CAs.
1237 38/72.
in C.A. 1730/73.
AND Civil Appeal No.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeals Nos.
namely, establishment of a steel plant and allied and ancillary industries.
1730 of 1973.
Santosh Chatterjee and G.S. Chatterjee for Respondent No.
It may be mentioned that according to section 5 1 of the Act, when a numberice of acquisition is served or is published under section 4, the land shall vest absolutely in the State Government free from all encumbrances on the date the numberice is served or pub lished in the gazette.
Nemo for Respondents 2, 5, 6.
We may first deal with civil appeals 1237 and 1238.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by KHANNA, J. This judgment would dispose of three civil appeals Nos.
On February 22, 1954 a numberification was issued under sub sec tion 1 of section 3 of the Orissa Development of Indus tries, Irrigation, Agriculture, Capital Construction and Resettlement of Displaced Persons Land Acquisition Act, 1948 Orissa Act XVIII of 1948 hereinafter referred to as the Act by the Government of Orissa for the acquisition of 78 square miles of land for the development of industries,.
2 in C.As.
P. Singh and G.S. Chatterlee for Respondent No.
Parthasarthi for Respondents 1, 3, and 4 in CA 1730/73.
1237 and 1238 of 1972 and 1730 of 1973 against the judgment of Orissa High Court.
Appeal by Special Leave from the Judgment and Order dated the 26th February, 1973 of the Orissa High Court in J.C. No.
Gen. of India and Vinoo Bhagat for Respondent 7 in CA 1730/73.
The first two appeals have been filed on certificate, while the third appeal has been filed by special leave.
N. Sinha, Sol.
1237 38/72.
Another numberification was issued on February 9, 1955 for the acquisition of further four square miles of land for the above purpose.
1237 and 1238/72.
Gobind Das, Mrs. S. Bhandare, M.S. Narasimhan, A. Mathur, A.K. Sharma and Miss Malini Paduval for the Appellants in all the appeals.
The appellants, who were owners of some of the acquired lands, filed writ petitions before the High Court challenging the validity of the acquisition.
339 and 385 of 1968.
