It stated that the Collector of Meerut companyld, though numberaward under Section 11 had been made, on the expiration of fifteen days from the date of publication of the numberice under Section 9 1 , take possession of the said land.
On 13th January, 1989 the third respondent resolved to exclude from acquisition the land at Patti Baru, including the said land.
The appellants impugned the acquisition proceedings by filing a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court being Writ Petition No.
The numberification stated that, in view of the urgency of the public purpose, Section 17 4 of the said Act was applied and the provisions of Section 5 A were dispensed with.
1841 of 1986 .
The Section 9 1 numberice was published on 2nd December, 1986.
As a result, after adjusting the time taken in the writ proceedings before the High Court, the period of two years had expired on 18th January, 1989.
The acquisition was proposed for the planned development and companystruction of the Mandi of the Agriculture Market Produce Samiti, Baraut.
The resolution stated that this was because of shortage of funds and because the proposed Mandi site was far away from Baraut.
A Special Leave Petition filed before this Court by the appellants against the aforementioned judgment and order of the Allahabad High Court was dismissed on 19th April, 1987.
A numberification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 hereinafter referred to as the said Act in respect of the said land was issued on 29th July, 1986.
On 27th June, 1990 the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Meerut wrote to the third respondent recording that companypensation for the purpose of making an award in respect of the lands at Baru Patti had been claimed from the third respondent but that the third respondent had number made the monies available.
On 10th August, 1989 the appellants filed the writ petition whereon the impugned judgment and order was made.
The same was dismissed by a Division Bench on 19th January, 1987.
It found that there was urgency in the public purpose for which the said land was acquired and that the Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samiti the third respondent before us had the means to companystruct the market yard and godowns.
On 24th October, 1986 the Section 6 declaration was issued which applied to the said land the provisions of Section 17 1 .
The writ petition prayed that the respondents, namely, the State of Uttar Pradesh the first respondents , the Collector, Meerut, the second respondent and the Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samiti the third respondent be directed by a writ of mandamus to make and publish an award in respect of the said land.
On 27th February, 1987 the possession of the land was taken by the first and second respondents from the appellants and handed over to the third respondent.
The appellants were the owners of land admeasuring approximately 29 bighas situated in Patti Baru, Baraut in Meerut district in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
P. Bharucha, J. Leave granted.
Heard.
This appeal impugns the judgment and order of the Allahabad High Court dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellants.
The judgment upheld the acquisition proceedings.
