The petitioner submits that he is the owner of land comprised in Survey Nos.297/1, 297/2A, 297/2B to an extent of 4800 sq.ft. in Sholinganallur Village. The said land is a portion of layout viz., Lakshmi Nagar Layout and he has purchased Plot Nos.25 and 36 in the said layout admeasuring 4800 sq.ft by a sale deed dated 30.08.1983, registered as Document No.2425 of 1983 in the Office of the Sub Registrar, Adyar. The said land along with the other lands comprised in the Lakshmi Nagar Layout was subjected to Land Acquisition Proceedings in the year 1990. The first respondent herein issued a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 hereinafter called "the Old Act" in G.O.Ms.No.454, dated 23.05.1990 followed by a declaration issued under Section 6 of the Act in G.O.Ms.No.996, Housing & Urban Development Department, dated 17.06.1991. Thereafter, an award came to be passed in Award No.2/1993, dated 18.06.1993 by the third respondent herein. The petitioner has declined to receive any compensation amount pursuant to the award and the amount is deposited in the Revenue Deposit. Aggrieved by the Land Acquisition Proceedings, the petitioner has filed a writ petition