( 1 ) ONE S. B. Ranjit Singh after obtaining on lease a plot of land bearing No. 25 in Block b Connaught Place, New Delhi, constructed a building thereon having shops in inner circle of Connaught Place. This writ petition related to a show room (shop) in the said building abutting on main Connaught Place (Inner Circle ). The said show room (shop) is hereinafter referred to as the said property . By Deed of Gift dated February 5, 1946 the said S. B. Ranjit Singh made a gift of the ownership of lessee s right including the said building to the petitioner No. 1, Raj Dev Singh.

( 2 ) BY a show cause notice and/or order dated October 6, 1952 issued by the Estate Officer under sub-section (i) of Section 3 of the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952 (hereinafter referred to -as -the raip Act ) called upon S. B. Ranjit Singh/deccan Airways Limited and M/s. Hazara Singh and Son to show cause as to why the said property should not be requisitioned. Thereafter another notice and order dated December 3, 1952 to the similar effect was served upon the petitioner No. 1. In this notice and order it is stated that the said property is needed or likely to be n