J. B. MEHTA, N. M. MIABHOY, J.

( 1 ) THIS is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging two notifications under the Land Acquisition Act (hereafter called the Act) to be presently mentioned. Petitioners are owners of two fields bearing survey numbers 1025/1 and 1025/2 situated at Balasinor District Kaira. First respondent is the State of Gujarat. It published on 15th February 1962 a notification dated 1st February 1962 under sec. 4 of the Act stating that the above lands were likely to be needed for a public purpose namely for establishing a market yard for the Agricultural Produce Market Committee Balasinor. After the objections under sec. 5a of the Act were decided first respondent published on 4th October 1962 a notification dated 20th September 1962 under sec. 6 of the Act declaring that the above two fields were needed for establishing market yard for the Agricultural Produce Market Committee Balasinor. Petitioners thereafter filed the present petition on 31st October 1962 praying that the two notifications aforesaid be quashed and that the Prant Officer Anand who was appointed as the Special Land Acquisition Officer for the purposes of the aforesaid

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