ALLADI KUPPUSWAMY, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner is a president of a Society Sadar Anjuma Ahmediyya, Hyderabad. Ahmadiyya is a sect or the denomination of Islam religion and is a minority community which maintains its own religious institutions.

( 2 ) THE case of the petitioner is that the Society entered into an agreement to purchase S. Nos. 294 to 302 of the extent of Ac. 76-00 in Attapur village, Rangareddy District at the rate of Rs. 2,500. 00 per acre and paid Rs. 1,60. 000. 00 to the vendors from time to time towards the sale price. The Society was put in possession of the land and also constructed a building at a cost of Rs. 50,000. 00 in the year 1967 for the purpose of carrying on religious activities. Out of this land, the land bearing S. Nos. 294 to 300 was notified for acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act and the notification under S. 4 of the Land Acquisition Act dated 10-3-1971 was published in the Gazette on 25-3-1971. On the same day, a notification under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act was also published. Representations were made to the State Government not to acquire the land as it belongs to a minority sect and was used for religious purposes. In view of t

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