ORDER : - This petition under Art.226 of the Constitution has been presented by Purushottam Chandra who was elected as a member of the Municipal Board of Ghaziabad on 1-11-1953.

2. It appears that some land within the limits of the Municipal Board of Ghaziabad was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act for the development schemes of the municipal board by a notification issued in the U.P. Gazette on 10-7-1947. On part of this land, the petitioner started constructions which he called a Dharamshala. These constructions were started without complying with the provisions of S.178, U.P. Municipalities Act, 1916. A statement about compensation payable to the owners of the land was prepared and sent with a report by the Land Acquisition Officer to the Collector. That report is dated 14-10-1952. The report mentions that, on this land, a building known as Dharamshala, constructed by the petitioner, was standing. The officer, sending the report, was of the opinion that since the constructions were made after the notification relating to acquisition of land, the petitioner was not entitled to any compensation in respect of this building. It was, however, suggested that it may not be necessar

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