(Writ appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order dated 08.08.1994 made in W.P.No.6647 of 1987.)

P. Sathasivam, J.

The above writ appeal has been filed against the order of the learned single Judge dated 08.08.1994 made in W.P.No.6647 of 1987, in and by which, the learned single Judge quashed the acquisition proceedings on the simple ground that no notice was served on the petitioner and notification under Section 4(1) of the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") was issued in the name of his vendor.

2. Heard the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the appellants and the learned counsel appearing for the respondents.

3. It is not in dispute that notification under Section 4(1) of the Act was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 24.11.1982. It is the stand of the respondent/writ petitioner that he along with others purchased the property from his vendor on various dates viz., on 5.06.1981, 17.06.1981 and 06.07.1981. It is also his claim that on 30.08.1982, by an order of the Deputy Tahsildar, Salem, revenue records were corrected and his name was inserted in the place of his vendor. The l