Section 4 Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Article 199 Constitution Petitioner Applicant was the owner of various parts of the land located in the same Revenue State which was identified by the District Officer (Revenue) issued under section 4 of the notification Land Acquisition Act 1894. The acquisition of the area, which included the land of the applicants but said that the notification was later canceled by another notification, however, it was restored after two months. In the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, there was no provision for the restoration of any previous notification which the government had stated that it could acquire the land but could only be done by adopting a fresh method provided for under the law. Which requires a fresh notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition. The rationale for such a rule was the Act for the Resumption of Acquisition, 1894, that after the termination of the notification, the owners of the land could enter into the sale agreements and thereby give rise to new claims and complications involving the new claimants. Therefore, constitutional application was not permitted by law, an unacceptable order for restoration of the notification was set aside and the High Court declared it invalid.
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