( 1 ) THIS petition raises a question as to the interpretation of Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act (as it stands after the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984 ). The contention urged in support of the petition by the learned counsel was that if the Collector causes public notice of the substance of the notification issued under Section 4 (1) of the Act after the publication thereof in the official gazette and two daily newspapers, the entire proceedings under Section 4 (1) would be completely invalidated. We have to consider the correctness of this submission. Before, however, we examine the contention we may briefly set out the essential facts.

( 2 ) THE petitioners claim to be tenure-holders of the various plots situate in villages Mandola and Nanu, District Ghaziabad. These plots are among the numerous plots which are the subject-matter of the impugned notifications issued by the State Government under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act. The notifications are dated respectively February 25, 1988 and July 7, 1988. The notifications state that the land mentioned therein was urgently needed for a public purpose, namely, the construction by the