In this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the validity of the declaration under S.6(1) of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) in relation to an extent of 85 cents situate in S.F. No. 219-8A in Kovilpatti belonging to the petitioner and published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 4-12-1983. The notification under S.4(1) of the Act was published on 9-3-1972. The acquisition proposed is for the purposes of the construction of a bus depot for Kattabomman Transport Corporation Ltd., the first respondent herein. For the purpose of operating buses, the first respondent took on lease the property in question from the petitioner on 1-10-1974 on a rent of Rs. 750 per month, which was later raised to Rs. 1500 with effect from 1-4-1976. Since the property in question was found most suitable for housing the branch depot and workshop of the first respondent, proposals were initiated for the acquisition of the same and after approval of the proposals, the notification under S.4(1) of the Act was published in the Tamil Nadu Gazette on 9-3-1977. Since a mistake had crept into the said notification, by an order of the Government dated 18-7-