Prakash Tatia, J.—Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner is aggrieved against the land acquisition proceedings initiated by the respondents by issuing notification under Sec. 4 of the Land Acquisition Act on 05.01.1978 in relation to land belonging to temple Shri Ramchandraji of village Deogarh having khasras Nos. 669, 670, 671, 672, 673 and 674 on the ground that though the notification was issued on 18.05.1978 under Sec. 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, but the notification under Sec. 6 read with Section 17(4) was issued on 07.11.1987 after about 9 years from the date of notification under Sec. 4. Further no award has yet been passed by the land acquisition officer and, therefore, all the proceedings initiated by issuing notification under Sec. 4 dt. 18.05.1978 has lapsed.

3. The litigation has chequered history in view of the fact that this writ petition has been filed in the name of temple Shri Ramchandraji through its manager Madanmohan S/o Chimanlalji. The same person Madanmohan filed a writ petition to challenge these very land acquisition proceedings in his own name on 18.02.1988 and the same was registered as SBCWP No.464/1988 and by order of this Court dt. 1

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