Hon'ble JAIN-I, J.—Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioners have preferred this writ petition, with the prayer, that Section 16 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (written as Section 16 of the Land Revenue Act, 1894 in the prayer clause of the writ petition) be declared as ultravires to the Constitution and further to regularise the land bearing Khasra Nos. 63, 65, 67, 179, 185, 68, 168, 169, 170 & 173 situated in Village Chainpura, Tehsil, Sanganer, District, Jaipur. The petitioners have also prayed that an appropriate writ be issued to respondents to decide the application filed by petitioners for regularisation of aforesaid land under Section 90-B of the Land Revenue Act.

3. The petitioners, in the writ petition, have averred that disputed land is in their Khatedari and possession. On 21st August, 1969 a notification under Section 4 of the Rajasthan Land Acquisition 'Act, 1953' (hereinafter referred to as the Act of 1953) was issued for acquisition of land. Thereafter, notification under Section 6 was also issued on 20th February, 1973 and without considering the objections of Khatedars, award was passed on 17.5.1975, which was challenged by way of S.B. Civil Writ

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