(1) After the publication of a notice under sub-section (1) of section 6, the Collector shall cause public notice te be given at convenient places on or near the land to be taken stati lig tha t the State Government has acquired the land, and that claims to compensation for all interests in such land may be made to him.
(2) Such notice shall state the particulars of the land so acquired , and shall require all persons interested in the lrind to appear personally or by duly authorised agent before the Collector at a tiLe and 5 place therein mentioned (such time not being earlier than fil teen days after the date of publication of the notice) , nnd to state the nature of their respective int erests in the land and the amount and particulars c.f their claim to compensation for such int crc~ts.
The Collector rnay in any case require such stat ' ment to be m ade in writing and signed by the party or his ... gent.
i{cJe1.sef1om 8. (!) Where any land requisitioned under 1equisi tiln, section 3 is not acquired and is to be released from req uisi tion, it will revert to the owner and the Collector will deliver possession of fr e land to such owner or p erson interested who was recognised under sub section (-!) of section 11 in as good a condition as the land was when posse~sion thereof was taken subject only to the changes caused by reasonable wear <..n d tear and irresistible force.
Speedy acquisitio:a of!and in certain cases.
(2) The delivery of possession of such land tu the person specified in the order made under sub-section (I ) shall be a full discharge of any liability of the Sta te Government to deliver possession to such person a~ may have rightful claim to possession thereof but shall no t prejudice any right in respect of such land which anr other person may be cntitlt d by due process of law to enforce against the person to whom possession of the land is so delivered.
(3) Where the person to whom the possession of any land requisitioned under s'ection 3 is to be delivered cannot be found or is not readilv traceable or has no agen t or other person empowen.d to accept delivery on his behalf, the State Government shall publish in the official Gazette a notice declaring that such land is released from requisition and shall cause a copy thereof to be affixed on some conspicuous part of such land.
( 4) When a notice referred to in sub-section (3) is published in , the official Gazette, the land spc: cified in such no tice shall cease to be subject to requisition on and from the d ate of S' !Ch publication and shall be deemed to have been delivered to the person entitled to possession therc:of; and the State Govern• ment shall not be liable for any compensation 01 other claims in respect of such land for any period after the said date.