IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 222 OF 2003 PETITION NO. 222 OF 2003 PETITION NO. 222 OF 2003 Mr. Darwin Agnelo Simoes, landlord, through his Constituted Attorney Giana Lourdes Simoes, c/o Damaceno Simoes, Tinto, Nerul, Bardez, Goa. ... Petitioner. versus 1. State of Goa, through the Secretary Revenue, Secretariat, Panaji, Goa. 2. Dy. Collector & SDO, Panaji, with Office at Collectorate Building, Panaji, Goa. ... Respondents. Mr. J. E. Coelho Pereira, Senior Advocate with Mr. V. Korgaonkar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. N. K. Sawaikar, Additional Government Advocate for the Respondents. CORAM: F. I. REBELLO & P. V. HARDAS, JJ. DATED: 9TH JUNE, 2003. ORAL JUDGMENT ORAL JUDGMENT ORAL JUDGMENT Rule. Heard forthwith. It is not necessary to go into the various aspects of the matter. In the instant case, the last - 2 - date of publication was on 1st March, 2002. The declaration under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was issued on 10th April, 2003, therefore, beyond the statutory period prescribed under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. On this count alone, the Petition must succeed. In the light of that, Rule made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). F. I. REBELLO, J. P. V. HARDAS, J. RD.