On 16/18, 1,J969, the declaration under s. 6 was duly numberified.
The short facts are The preliminary numberification under s. 4 1 of the Act was made on 26.7.1963.
From the Judgment and Order dated 4.8.1972 of the Guja rat High Court in Special Civil Appln.
121 of 1972 and 1187 of 1970.
On 17.1.1972 a writ petition was filed in the High Court challenging the declaration.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal Nos.
V. Vaze, Ms. Gitanjali, P.H. Parekh N.P. , Vimal Dave P. and M. Mudgal N.P. for the Respondents.
A. Shah and M.N. Shroff for the Appellants.
1506 1507 of 1974.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by RANGANATH MISRA, J. These appeals by special leave are directed against the judgment of the Gujarat High Court dated 4.8.1972 quashing the declaration under s. 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, Act 1 of 1894, on the ground that the same made on 18th of January, 1969, was issued beyond rea sonable time.
