ORDER: This is an application for revision under S. 18 (3) of the Land Acquisition Act and is preferred by the Corporation of the City of Nagpur. The application arises out of proceedings taken for the acquisition of a certain area of land from a field Survey No. 163 of Nagpur which belonged to the non-applicant Narendrakumar. The notification under which the acquisition was made was dated 10-8-1955 and the public purpose notified therein was "for construction of road from Chhindwara road to village Takli". In the proceedings before the Land Acquisition Officer, the Corporation was permitted to intervene under the provisions of S. 50 (2) for the purpose of determining the amount of compensation. It appears that after the award was made on 28-4-1956, the Corporation was dissatisfied with the award and, therefore, applied under S. 18 of the Act to the Land Acquisition Officer to make a reference to the Civil Court. The Land Acquisition Officer rejected that application in limine upon the ground, that the applicant Corporation was not a person interested in the compensation within the meaning of S. 18 and was therefore not entitled to move an application for making a reference. This i

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