CHAMEL SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This judgment will dispose of Letters Patent Appeal No. 889 of 1985 and Civil Writ Petition No. 3916 of 1985.

(2.) Writ-petitioners (now appellants in Letters Patent Appeal No. 889 of 1985) had filed a writ petition in this Court, challenging notifications dated 20th August, 1980 and 13th July, 1982, issued under Sections 4 and 6 respectively of the Land Acquisition Act, 1984 (hereinafter called the Act), issued by the State Government for the acquisition of 823.17 Acres of land including that of the writ-petitioners. The acquisition was challenged mainly on three grounds :-

(3.) In Civil Writ Petition No. 3916 of 1985, which had been filed separately, the same notifications under Sections 4 and 6, respectively, referred to above had been challenged and the said writ petition was ordered to be heard with Letters Patent Appeal No. 889 of 1985, by the admitting Bench. That is how both these cases are being disposed of by this judgment.