JUDGMENT

D.P. Mohapatra, J.-Leave granted.

2. These appeals are directed against the common judgment dated 23.6.1999 of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in Writ Petition No. 14282 of 1998 in which the orders of the State Government appointing the Commission under the Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952 (for short the Act ), vide G.O. Ms.No. 83 dated 5.2.1997 and G.O.Ms. No. 468 dated 2.6.1997 were set aside holding, inter alia, that the Government did not form any opinion to appoint the Commission under the Act.

3. The factual backdrop of the case leading to the present proceeding may be shortly stated thus :

For construction of Yeleru Left Canal, land in Visakhapatnam District was acquired on the requisition of the Irrigation Department. Awards were passed by the Land Acquisition Officer after completing the formalities under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Not satisfied with the quantum of compensation fixed by the Land Acquisition Officers, the Awardees sought reference under Section 18. The Subordinate Courts of Anakkapally and Chodavaram enhanced the Compensation in the reference proceedings. The process of acquisition had started in the year 1980 and the awards were passed by the Civil