The challenge in the writ petition is against ExtP2 order of the 2nd respondent, whereby the 2nd respondent has rejected an application preferred by the petitioner under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act, on the ground that it is belated. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the relied upon award was passed on 13.11.2014 and he had preferred an application to get a certified copy of the said award on 15.11.2014. The date notified to receive a copy of the award was 15.06.2015 and the award was received on 16.06.2015. The period between the date of award and the date of receipt of copy of the award was 214 days and the last permissible date for submitting the application was 15.09.2015. As against this the application was submitted by the petitioner on 07.07.2015. It is apparent from the above, that the application preferred by the petitioner was within time and hence, Ext.P2 order passed by the 2nd respondent to the extent it rejects the application preferred by the petitioner as being beyond time, is clearly illegal. Accordingly, I quash Ext.P2 order and direct the 2nd respondent to consider Ext.P1 application preferred by the
