( 1 ) BY this writ petition the petitioner Satya Narain Prakash Punj seeks quashing of notice No. IAC;acq-2/c-6/73-74/3199, dated 10-8-1973, Annexure D to the writ petition.

( 2 ) THE facts giving rise to this writ petition are that the petitioner and respondents 4 to 20 had purchased property bearing No. 10, Prithvi Raj Road, New Delhi from Dr. Kami Singhji. The property comprises of land admeasuring 2. 60 acres or 12,584 Sq. yards (or thereabout ). The sale deed dated 5-2-1973 with respect to the transaction was resistered as No. 798 in Additional Book No. I, Vol. No. 3068 on pases 1 to 97 on 6-2-1973.

( 3 ) THE writ petition came for admission on 6-9-1973 on which date the following order was passed by this Court :-

"6. 9. 73. Mr. T. N. Sethi with Mr. S. K. Dholakia and Mr. Y. K. Sabharwal. Show cause notice to respondents No. 1 and 2. Notice of stay application for 8-10-73. Proceeding before the competent authority to be stayed in the meanwhile. Notice of stay application dated 6-9-73 also lor the same date. No fresh publication to be made in the meanwhile. Notices dasti. sd/- P. N. Khanna J. sd/- M. R. A. Ansari J. "

( 4 ) THE impugned notice was dated 10-8-19