A. SAMBASIVA RAO, J.

( 1 ) THE question that has to be answered in this writ petition is whether there should be fifteen clear days notice for holding an enquiry under Section 11 after issuing a notice or notices under Sections 9 (3) and 10 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, (hereinafter called the Act ).

( 2 ) THE petitioner is the owner of Ac. 3-06 cents of land in Survey Number 80-3 in Prasadampady Village, Vijayawada taluk in Krishna District. She alleges that until she was given the notice under Sections 9 (3) and 10 of 19-8-968, she was not aware of any acquisition proceedings in respect of this land of Ac. 3-06 cents It however transpires and the same is evident from the counter-affidavit filed by the respondent that Section 4 (1) notification and also the one under Section 17 (4) dispensing with the enquiry under Section 5-A were published in the official Gazette dated 29-9-1966. It was stated that the land was acquires urgently for providing houses to the houseless poor Harijans and consequently the urgency provisions of the Act were invoked. It is not disputed that the declaration under Section 6 followed afterwards. It is commences that a single notice under Sections

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