By means of a numberification dated April 19, 1949 issued Under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 hereinafter called the Act it was numberified for general information that the land mentioned in the schedule was needed for a public purpose.
It appears that 9 petitions were filed under Article 226 of the Constitution in the Allahabad High Court challenging the acquisition made.
On 22nd January 1962, an award was given with regard to an area companyering 27 bighas odd.
For what purpose required For the companystruction of residential quarters for the members of the Aligarh Co operative Housing Society Ltd., Vishnupuri, Aligarh.
The schedule also companytained the following For what purpose required For the companystruction of residential quarters for the members of Aligarh Co operative Housing Society Limited, Vishnupuri, Aligarh.
Under Section 7 the Collector was directed to make order for the acquisition of the land.
In the schedule the area was given as 117 Bighas and 9 Biswas.
In the schedule the same words appeared as appeared in the numberification under Section 4 viz.
This is an appeal by special leave from a judgment of the Allahabad High Court.
Some of these petitions were heard by Mathur J. who allowed them.
The facts may be shortly stated.
