K. J. VAIDYA, R. C. MANKAD, J.

( 1 ) PETITIONER has filed this petition challenging the decision of the Land Acquisition Officer and Deputy Collector Patan rejecting his application to withdraw notice issued under Section 9 of the Land Acquisition Act (`act for short) on the ground that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed.

( 2 ) PETITIONER was occupant of land bearing survey Nos. 864 and 867 of village Samalpati and Matarwadi in Patan Taluka of Mehsana District. Notification under Section 4 of the Act was issued on 22/04/1987 to acquire the said land for the campus of North Gujarat University. Notification under Section 6 of the Act for the acquisition of the land was issued on 12/05/1988 Notice under Section 9 (1) of the Act was issued on 24/05/1988 Petitioner challenged the acquisition of his said land by filing petition being Special Civil Application No. 2774 of 1988 in this court. Division Bench of this court while issuing notice pending admission on the said petition on 3/06/1988 granted ad interim relief in the following terms : -IN the meanwhile by way of ad interim injunction the respondents are restrained from taking possession of the land of the petitioner till 22-6-19

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