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[16] With regard to legitimate expectation, the learned<br />

judge held that the appellant had no legitimate expectation<br />

that titles would be issued in due course like the other three<br />

qualified titles issued earlier, in view of section 78(3) of the<br />

Code that the said lots remained as state land until<br />

registration.<br />

[17] The appellant‟s appeal before us is against the<br />

dismissal of its application for judicial review by the learned<br />

judge.<br />

Alienation of state land<br />

[18] The appellant‟s main contention is that the State<br />

Authority has no power under the Code to revoke or<br />

withdraw the approval of the alienation of state land which<br />

had been approved earlier. Such power is not provided for<br />

under the Code. This contention is further fortified by the<br />

fact that the first respondent had, pursuant to section 81(2)<br />

of the Code issued notices in Form 5A to the appellant to<br />

pay the land revenue due, which payment had in fact been<br />

made. As such by reason of section 80(3) of the Code, the<br />

respondents, to be precise the first respondent, is<br />

statutorily bound to issue the qualified titles. It was<br />

submitted that the word “shall” in section 80(3) of the Code<br />

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