ORDER :

This writ petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus forbearing the respondents from taking possession of the land measuring 4.54 Acres equivalent to 1.88.08 Hectares in S.F.No.296/2 of Kuniyamuthur Village of Coimbatore Taluk and District, acquired by the respondents under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Harijan Welfare Schemes Act and from constructing any building thereon by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (sic) and for a direction to the respondents for return of the land.

2. The brief facts leading to the filing of this writ petition is as follows:-

The petitioner claims to be owner of the land measuring about 4.64 Acres [1.88.0 Hectares] comprised in S.F.No.296/2 of Kulathupalayam Village, Kuniyamuthur in Coimbatore Taluk and District. He had a proposal to set up a stone crushing industry on the land in question and obtained a license for the same. In the year 1997, the respondents had taken steps to acquire the land in question under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Harijan Welfare Schemes Act, 1978 [in short Act 31 of 1978] and issue a notification under Section 4(2) of the Act 31 of 1978 was also issued to the peti