This writ appeal is against the .order of a single Judge, in W. P. No.3754 of 1978 dated 31-3-1981.

2. The circumstances under which the writ petition was filed before this Court are as follows : The writ petitioner is the owner of an extent of 0.65 acres of land bearing S.No.339/1 in Tirupathur Town, Ramanathapuram district. The said land was notified in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette for acquisition for the provision of house sites to Harijans of 11th Ward of Tirupathur Town under S.4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act). During the enquiry under S.5-A, the petitioner objected to the acquisition of the land on the ground that the State Bank of India, Tirupathur, Branch and himself had entered into a contract as early as in September 1976 and that consequently the Bank advanced Rs.90,000 to the petitioner for the construction of the building as per the plan furnished by the Bank. The Land Acquisition Officer inspected the land proposed to be acquired and found that after the publication of the draft Notification under S.4(1) of the Act, in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, the petitioner laid foundation for the office building of the B