JUDGMENT

Shah. J.-

C.A. Nos. 5699, 5705, 6420-21, 5706, 5708 of 1998:

Respondents land owners challenged the Notification dated 29th March, 1986 issued under sub-section (1) of Section 4 and the Notification dated 4.5.1987 issued under sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ) for acquisition of lands for a Co-operative Housing Society by filing Writ Petition Nos.7837, 8113 and 8958 of 1987 before the High Court of Karnataka. By judgment and order dated 14.11.1995, the learned .Single Judge dismissed the said writ petitions. Against the said judgment and order, Writ Appeal Nos. 95 and 4630 of 1995 were preferred by the landowners and Writ Appeal No. 75 of 1995 was filed by the Kanaka Gruha Nirmana Sahakara Sangha [the Group Housing Society] which was impleaded as a party - respondent in writ petitions. The Division Bench of the High Court allowed the writ appeal Nos.95 and 4630 of 1995 and quashed the notification under sub-Section (1) of Section 4 of the Act and also all consequential proceedings relating to the acquisition of the land subject to the writ petitioners depositing the amount of compensation received by them a