( 1 ) THIS Miscellaneous First Appeal by the Land Acquisition Officer, Gadag, is directed against the Judgment and award dated 29-11-1982 made by the Civil Judge, Gadag, in Land the Learned civil Judge, is vitiated because notice was not issued to the Agricultural Produce Market committe, Gadag. 7. Section 20 (c) of the Karnataka Land Acquisition Act reads: "service of notice - The Court shall thereupon cause a notice, specifying the day on which the court will proceed to determine the reference, and directing their appearance before the Court on that day, to be served on the following persons, namely. XX XX XX XX (c) if the acquisition is not made for Government, the person or authority for whom it is made. "

( 2 ) THE Supreme Court of India, elucidating Clause (c) of Section 20 of the Karnataka Land acquisition Act has observed in N. G. E. F. Ltd.-v.- State of Mysore and others in para-3 of the judgment thus :

"it is obvious that Section 20 (c) makes it obligatory for the Court to issue notice 'to the person or authority for whom the acquisition is made. ' in the present case the entire grievance of the appellant is that no such notice was issued at all with the res