JUDGMENT

JASWANT SINGH, J.:— These three Appeals Nos. 967 to 969 of 1971 by special leave which are directed against the common judgment of the High Court of Gujarat dated April 17/18, 1970 in Special Civil Application Nos. 116 of 1967, 1621 of 1967 and 1622 of 1967 arise thus:

Proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, (hereinafter referred to as the Act) for acquisition of certain lands in villages Sayajipuri, Bapod and Savad, District Baroda, Taluka Baroda were initiated by the Government of Gujarat at the instance of Sardarnagar Co-operative Indiustrial Society Limited, registered under the Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Company) for the purpose of establishing an industrial estate for small scale industries. The acquisition being for the Company, a notification was issued under Section 4 of the Act on July 2, 1964 after following the provisions of Part VII of the Act. An agreement under Section 41 of the Act between the State Government and the Company was entered into on April 2, 1965 and was published on October 15, 1966. The final notification under Section 6 of the Act was issued on October 18, 1966. The owners of the aforesa