IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 510 OF 2008 SHRI. CAETANO REMEDIO COSTA AND ANR., ... Petitioners Versus STATE OF GOA THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY AND 2 ORS., ... Respondents Mr. A. Borkar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. S. R. Rivonkar, Government Advocate for the respondents no.1 and 2. Coram:- S. C. DHARMADHIKARI & R. C. CHAVAN, JJ. Date:- 16th September, 2008 P.C. The petitioners claim to be the owners of a plot of land bearing survey no.149/3-L, which was earlier part of survey no.149/3 admeasuring 1291.75 sq.mtrs. 2. The petitioners submitted that the respondents are proceeding to acquire the land of the petitioners illegally for construction of a road. The petitioners have referred to a Notification under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act dated 05.04.2007 and Declaration under section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act dated 31.03.2008. 3. The relief that the petitioners seek is that this Notification and Declaration be quashed to the extent of the petitioners' land. Moreso, when the petitioners were not given any opportunity to raise any objection regarding acquisition and about apprehension regarding dispossession from the lands. 4. This matter was mentioned before us and on account of urgency, we had passed an ad-interim order dated 14.08.2008 that the respondents should not take steps pursuant to the declaration under section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act. 5. Now, Mr. Rivonkar, Government Advocate on instructions, makes a statement that the State Government will withdraw the Declaration under section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act in so far as the petitioners' land is concerned and to acquire the land under the Land Acquisition Act or otherwise, it shall follow the due process of law. We accept this statement of the learned Government Advocate. 6. In the light of this statement, we are of the opinion that the petitioners are fully protected and need not apprehend dispossession otherwise than by due process of law. Needless to state that if the petitioners are still aggrieved by the action of the respondents, they would be free to approach the Court and all contentions in that behalf are kept open. Petition disposed off. S. C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. R. C. CHAVAN, J. lh/.