ORDER :- The petitioner - Maria Silvio Rufina Clarisse Rebeiro e Miranda - seeks an appropriate writ under Article 226 of the Constitution for quashing the notification dated 25th July 1967 under Section 4(1) read with Section 17, and the notification dated 8th August 1967 under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"). The respondents impleaded are the Union of India, the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu, the Collector and Deputy Collector.

2. The case of the petitioner, as explained in the petition duly supported by an affidavit, is that she owns an open plot of land bearing survey no. 759/Part measuring 1956 square metres at Altinho, Panaji. This land is situated within the municipal limits of Panaji in what is eminently a residential area and commands a panoramic view of Panaji. There are residential buildings in the locality on either side of the land. The building adjacent to the land belongs to the brother-in-law of the petitioner, where he resides along with his family. The locality is well developed and the land is a valuable building site. The land is neither arable land nor waste land.

The State Government originally proposed to a

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