( 1 ) IN this writ petition the petitioners pray for quashing of the notifications one under section 4 dated 5th december, 1974 and the other under section 6 dated 8th September, 1977 of the Land acquisition Act I of 1894 (hereinafter called the Act ) in respect of T. S. Nos 10/2c and 10/3 of Ongole mainly on the following grounds : (1) There was no compliance with the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Act as no compensation was sought to be paid wholly or partly from the public revenues; and (2) the District Collector has no power to alter the draft declaration prepared and signed by the Land Acquisition Officer after the inquiry under section 5-A of the act was concluded.

( 2 ) TO appreciate the above contention raised by the learned Counsel for the petitioners it is necessary to note a few relevant facts. The petitioners, 12 in number are persons owning residential house in t. S. Nos. 10/2c and 10/3 of Ongole town about 12 years ago the Government constructed for the Andhra Pradesh State Road transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport corporation. ) a bus-stand and a work shop and Road Transport Corporatio