JUDGMENT - VYAS, J. :

These six appeals arise out of the proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act. The acquired lands are situated within the area encircled by a dark blue dotted line on the sketch Exhibit 28. The survey numbers concerned in First Appeal No. 95 of 1953 are 222/1-2-3 and 223/1 of Vastrapur. The lands which are the subject-matter of First Appeals Nos. 96 and 253 of 1953 are Survey Nos. 187 and 113/1 respectively of Kochrab. Survey numbers in respect of which First Appeal No. 299 of 1953 is filed are 212 and 224/3 of Vastrapur. The survey numbers relating to First Appeals Nos 335 and 439 of 1953 are 225 and 114 respectively of Vastrapur and Kochrab.

(2) A large number of lands have been acquired for the Ahmedabad Education Society and those lands are situated within the limits of Vastrapur, Sheikhpur Kanpur and Kochrab villages of the Ahmedabad District. The lands acquired are about 500 acres in area. They have been acquired for the purpose of constructing the University buildings, engineering college and other buildings. Notification under S. 4 of the Land Acquisition Act was issued on 22nd October, 1946 and it was published in the Bombay Government Gazette on 31st O

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