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Where the Commissioner has submitted to the State Government an order for the compulsory acquisition of land in a clearance area, and the State Government, on an application for an authorisation under this section being made to it by the owner or owners of the land and the Commissioner, is satisfied that the owner or owners of the land, with the concurrence of any mortgagee thereof, agree to the demolition of the buildings thereon and that the Commissioner can secure the proper clearance of the area without acquiring the land, the State Government may (a) in a case where the order has not been confirmed authorise the Commissioner to submit for with and without any previous publication or service, a clearance order with respect to the buildings, and upon his so doing, may modify the compulsory acquisition order by excluding the land therefrom and confirm the clearance order; or (b) in a case where the compulsory acquisition order has been confirmed but the land has not become vested in the Corporation, on being satisfied that such agreements have been or will be entered into by all necessary parties as may be requisite for securing that the buildings shall be demolished in like manner, authorise the Commissioner to discontinue proceedings for the acquisition of the land and the land shall thereupon become subject to the like restrictions and conditions, as if the Commissioner had dealt with the land in accordance with the provisions of section 284A. 284C.(1) Where land has been cleared of buildings in accordance with a clearance order, the Corporation may, at any time after the expiration of eighteen months from the date on which the order become operative, by resolution determine to acquire any part of it which at the date of the passing of the resolution has not been, or is not in process of being, used for building purposes or otherwise developed by the owner thereof in accordance with plans approved by the Commissioner and any restrictions or conditions imposed under sub-section (10) of section 281. (2) Where the Corporation has determined to acquire any land under this section the Commissioner may acquire it by agreement upon obtaining the requisite sanction under section 77, or he may, with the sanction of the Standing Committee, be authorised to acquire it by a compulsory acquisition order made and submitted to the State Government and confirmed by it in accordance with the provisions of Schedule C to this Act. (3) An order authorising the compulsory acquisition of land for the purposes of this section shall be submitted by the Commissioner to the State Government within three months after the date of the passing of the resolution to acquire the land. (4) The provisions of Schedule B to this Act shall have effect with respect to the validity and date of operation of a compulsory acquisition order made under this section. (5) The Commissioner shall, with the approval of the Standing Committee, deal with any land acquired under this section by sale, lease, or appropriation in accordance with the provisions of section 284A. Arrangements where acquisition of land in clearance area unnecessary. Power to acquire cleared land which owners have failed to redevelop. 1949 : Bom. LIX ] Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 127