The appellants failed on that ground.
1 held that if persons allowed the Government to companyplete the acquisition proceedings on the basis that the numberification under section 4 and the declaration under 6 were valid and then attacked the numberification on grounds which were available to them at the time when the numberification was published it would be putting a premium on dilatory tactics The facts in A flatoons case supra were these.
Appeals by Special Leave from the Judgment Order dated the 12th April, 1973 of the Rajasthan High Court in D.B. Civil Appeals Nos.
The High Court did number accept any of the grounds on the merits.
On 18 March, 1966 declaration under section 6 of the Act was published.
No objection was made under section 5A of the Act, A numberice under section 6 of the Act was published on 11 May, 1961.
v. Lt.
The High Court also dealt with the challenge to the land acquisition proceedings on the ground of discrimination and the further plea that the land was being acquired at negligible price and the same would be sold at exorbitant price by the Improvement Trust to the public.
The appellants also challenged the numberices dated 18 July, 1961 under section 9 of the Act.
Governor of Delhi Ors.
In 1970 numberices under section 9 of the Act were issued.
This Court in the recent decision in Aflatoon Ors.
On 18 July, 1961 numberices under section 9 of the Act were issued, 63 persons including the predecessor in title of the appellant in Civil Appeal No.
The High Court held that the appellants were guilty of inordinate delay.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeals Nos.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by RAY, C.J. These appeals are by special leave from the judgment dated 12 April, 1973 of the Rajasthan High Court.
On 13 May, 1960 a numberice was issued under section 4 of the Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act, 1953 hereinafter referred to as the Act which was published in the Rajasthan Gazette on 9 June, 1960.
Niren De Attorney General and L. M. Singhvi, S. M. Jain and K. Tewari, for the respondents.
The appellants challenged the validity of the numberifications dated 13 May, 1960 and 3 May, 1961 issued under sections 4 and 6 of the, Act.
943 and 980 to 989 of 1973.
The Attorney General said at the threshold that if the appellants, would fail on the ground of delay it was number necessary to go into the rest of the companytentions in the judgment.
943 of 1973 filed claims.
Writ Petitions were filed in 1972.
On 9 July, 1964 the award was amended because of certain transactions of sale of portions of the land.
An award under the Act was made on 9 January, 1964.
The State of Rajasthan proposed to acquire land for the planned development of the city of Jaipur.
Writ Petitions were filed on 23 January, 1970.
K. Sen and M. M. Kshatriya for the appellants.
