ORDER

This appeal by special leave, arises from the judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, made on November 26, 1985 in CWP No. 2575/85, dismissing the writ petition in limine.

2. The admitted position is that the respondent-Trust had published on September 4, 1975 two notifications under Sections 36 and 48 of the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922 (for short, the Act ), which are equivalent to the notifications under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, the Central Act ), respectively on 20.10.1972 and 19.9.1975, acquiring a total extent of 0.3 acres of land with boundaries, stated in the scheme framed under Section 24 read with Section 28(2) of the Act including the statement made therein with a general map of the locality comprised in the declaration under Section 41(1) of the Act which is equivalent to Section 6 of the Central Act. An enquiry under Section 11 of the Central Act was conducted and the award was made on January 19, 1977. Thereafter, the appellants sought a reference. Accordingly, reference under Section 18 came to be made to the civil Court. In 1985, the appellants filed writ petition in the High Cou