JUDGMENT

S.B. Majmudar, J.-Leave granted.

2. By consent of learned counsel for the parties, we have heard these appeals finally and the same are being disposed of this common judgment.

3. A writ petition was filed in the Kerala High Court by common Respondent No. 1 herein. She challenged the notification issued by the State of Kerala under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ). The said notification dated 22nd March, 1988 issued under Section 4 of the Act provided that land admeasuring 0.028 cents situated in Kodiyeri village in Tellicherry Taluk of Cannonore district was needed or likely to be needed for a public purpose for providing passage to Pallivetta procession of Sree Jagannath Temple, Tellicherry. The said notification was issued was issued under Sub-section (1) of Section 4 read with Section 17(4) of the Act. It is this notification which was successfully challenged by Respondent no. 1 before the High Court in her writ petition wherein the present appellants were joined as Respondent nos. 4 and 5 while the State Authorities were joined as Respondents nos. 1, 2, 3 and 6. The case of Respondent no. 1 before the High Court in the wri