AJIT K. SENGUPTA, J.

( 1 ) THIS is an appeal from a judgment and order dated 26/09/1980 as well as an order dated 27/03/1981 of a learned single Judge of this Court on a writ petition filed by the appellants challenging the validity of notices dated 29/04/1962 issued ud under Section 45 of the Calcutta Improvement Act, 1911 (hereinafter referred to as "the 1911 Act") proposing to acquire land specified in such notices for the purpose of carrying out a Street Scheme being Street Scheme No. LXXXIX (Bentinck Street, Lower Chitpur Road) in the City of Calcutta. By the judgment and order dated 26/09/1980 the learned single Judge after recording certain findings directed that all acquisition proceedings in respect of the Street Scheme must be completed at least within a period of one year from the date of the judgment. He further directed that on the failure of the concerned authorities to complete such acquisition proceedings, the acquisition proceedings in so far as they related to the appellants' properties should stand quashed. This judgment is the principal judgment. Subsequently the matter was mentioned before the learned Judge on 27/03/1981 whereupon certain consequential directi

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