RANJINDAR SACHAR, J.

( 1 ) THIS is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking to quash the notification issued by the respondent No. 1 State of Rajasthan dated 21-111975 by which it has cancelled its earlier notification dated 12-11-1975 by which the State had in exercise of its power under Section 48 (1) of the rajasthan Land Acquisition Act (hereinafter to be called the act) had withdrawn the land of the petitioner from acquisition as declared in Section 6 notification dated 24-11-1973.

( 2 ) THE petitioners are the owners and occupiers of land on Kila Nos. 1 to 5 of square No. 36, situate in Chak 3-E, District Sri Ganganagar. The State of rajasthan published a notification D/- 18-1-1971 under Section 4 (1) of the act, proposing to acquire the land for public purpose for extension of Abadi ganganagar. The notification was published in the Government Gazette of 1612-1971. Amongst others it included the petitioners land in Kila No. 36. A further notification dated 24-11-1973 under Section 6 of the Act was published in the Government Gazette of 27-12-19-73. In the said notification by inadvertent error the number of the petitioners land was mentioned as 39 an