Acquisition of land.

(1) Where any land has been requisitioned under section 3, for any public purpose, the State Government may use or deal with such land for such public purpose or any other public purpose. (2) If the State Government is of opinion that it is necessary to acquire for a public purpose any land requisitioned under section 3, it may acquire such land by publishing a notification to the effect that such land is required to be acquired for such purpose and that the State Government has decided to acquire such land: Provided that before issuing such notification, the State Government shall call upon the person interested or any other person who, in the opinion of the State Government, may be interested in such property to show cause why the property shall not be acquired and after considering the cause, if any, shown by the person interested in the land and after giving the party an opportunity of being heard, the State Government may pass such order as it deems fit. (3) Where such a notification is published, the land requisitioned under section 3 shall, on and from the beginning of the day on which the notification is published, vest absolutely in the State Government free from all incumbrances and the period of requisition of such land shall end forthwith.