( 1 ) THE petitioner seeks a writ for quashing the notification dated 8-12-1972 (Annexure A) under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act) on the ground that it does not satisfy the require ments of the provision and consequently the entire requisition proceedings. The petition came up for hearing before a Division Bench and reliance was placed on behalf pf the petitioner on the decision of a Division Bench (Oza and Muley JJ.)in Deva v. State of M. P. (Misc. Petn. No. 63 of 1974 (Indore) decided on 29-91975)to contend that a valid notification under Section 4 (1) of the Act requires the particular survey number of each land to be specified therein and mention of the locality alone without specifying the survey numbers was insufficient. Tne division Bench itself noticed the conflict between the decision in Deva's case (supra) and that of another Division Bench in Christian Fellowship (Hospital)Bajanandgaon v. State of M. P. (1973 MPLJ 18 ). Consequently, the case was referred for constitution of a larger bench to resolve this conflict. This is how the whole case has been referred to us for decision.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is a lan