J. B. MEHTA, J. M. SHELAT, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioners are the owners of Survey No. 205/1 of Paldi situate near Hirabaug within the municipal limits of the third respondent Corporation and admeasuring 4598 square yards. They had purchased this plot by four different sale deeds all dated October 1 1957with the object of constructing thereon bungalows for themselves. Soon after the purchase petitioner No. 1 applied for permission for N. A. use and by an order dated March 22 1958 the City Deputy Collector Ahmedabad granted that permission. Thereafter the first petitioner submitted building plans to the third respondent Corporation but the estate and City Improvement Officer of the third respondent Corporation by his letter dated May 28 1958 declined to give sanction on the ground that the land in question was being acquired. Since nothing appeared to have been done for about two years the petitioners through their advocate wrote to the third respondent on July 26 1960 enquiring as to why no intimation of any purposed acquisition was yet communicated to them and again asked the Corporation to sanction the plans. The Municipal Corporation however did not write to the petitioners whether it

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