burden in that future event would be, the need to compensate the owner to the extent of development or the construction, made over the property. In the judgment impugned, the learned Single Judge has directed the Municipality to acquire the land for the development Scheme and if for any reason they are unable to do so within three months, the application for building permit rejected earlier, was directed to be reconsidered. The Division Bench held that, in the scheme of the Act, 2016, such a direction could not have been issued, in the absence of any purchase notice by the aggrieved property owners requiring the authorities to purchase the interest in the land. Therefore, the Division Bench set aside the impugned judgments, reserving the right of the respondents / writ petitioners to serve purchase notice on the Municipal authorities under sub-section (1) of Section 67 of the Act, 2016. If such purchase notice is received, the Municipal authorities are directed to take timely decision in accordance with law, to either acquire the land or initiate appropriate variation in the DTP Scheme. In cases where purchase notices were actually sent to the Municipal authorities, the Division Bench directed the Municipal authorities to forthwith consider
