( 1 ) THE land acquisition proceedings involved in this petition relates to a small extent of 25 cents of land covered by S. Nos. 2/1-B and 8 lying in the village of suryaraopeta of Kakinada Taluk, East Godavari District. A notification was issued under section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act I of 1894 that the two properties included in the two survey numbers referred to therein, measuring in all Ac. 7-57 situate in that village were needed for a public purpose, namely, providing house sites to the landless labourers, that the District Harijan Welfare Officer, Kakinada, was authorised to exercise powers under section 14 (2) of the Act and that the District harijan Welfare Officer was appointed to perform the functions of the Collector. Subsequently, the notification under section 6 of the Act was issued and published in the Fort St. George Gazette on 9th May, 1950. These lands which originally belonged to one Peda Venkanna were purchased prior to the notification by a number of persons including the petitioner who bought 23 cents of land in S. No. 2/1-B. As the efforts of the petitioner and the other vendees from the said Venkanna to persuade the Government to drop the land acqu

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