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1. Aggrieved by the 5-A proceedings issued by the respondent dated 15.9.1991 the petitioner has filed the above writ petition.

2. The case of the petitioner is briefly stated hereunder:

According to him he owns lands in R.S.No. 24678 in Kiliyanur village. Varur Taluk, South Arcot District. A notice under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act (herein after referred to as the Act).. was published in the gazette on 3.7.1991 stating that 0.12.0 hectares was required for a public purpose to wit for the provision of burial ground for the Adi Dravida of Kiliyanur village, Varur Taluk, South Arcot District. The present burial ground for the Adi Dravidas lies south of the odai and west of the Tindivanam Pondicherry Road. The Adi Dravidas have been using this burial ground situated in poramboke lands for generations. The existing burial ground is quite sufficient for burying dead from the Adi Dravida Colony. When notice under Rule 3-A of the Rules served on him he promptly send his objection to the Secretary Adi Dravidar Tribunal Welfare Department with copies to Special Tahsildar and District Revenue Officer, Cuddalore and also Director of Adi Dravidar Welfare, Chepauk. It is stated that he received notice under Rule 3-A asking him to appear for the 5-A enquiry at Kiliyanur Panchayat Union School on 13.9.1991 at 10.00 a.m. At the relevant time he was working as a District Munsif, Manapari and his wife N.G. Seshavardhani is a practicing lawyer at Madras. 13.9.1991 was a Friday and a working day. He had asked his wife to appear before the respondent for 5-A enquiry on 13.9.1991 at Kiliyanur. She reached Kiliyanur from Madras at 9.00 am and she was waiting till 1.00 p.m. in the Kiliyanur Panchayat Union School. The respondent who had issued Rule 3-A notice did not turn up till 1.00 p.m. After waiting nearly four hours at the intimated place, his wife left the place. Therefore, he wrote a letter to the respondent requesting for a fresh enquiry. However the respondent passed the impugned order dated 15.9.1991 overruling his objections and rejected his request for personal hearing which is a mandatory as per Section 5-A of the Act. in such circumstance, having no other remedy according to him has filed the present writ petition.