Judgment

RANGANATH MISRA, J.:- These are two writ applications under Art. 32 of the Constitution; the first petition is by 174 persons while the second one is by 143. The petitioners in either application claim to be members of the Scheduled Caste belonging to the economically backward section of society. They claim to be residents of a cluster of villages included within the panchayat of Nasirpur located within the Union Territory of Delhi, not far away from the urbanised areas. On 25-2-1984, the Gaon Sabha resolved to grant certain lands vested in it to the petitioners and some other persons for residential purposes on the footing that they were members of the Scheduled Caste belonging to the backward section of the society and did not have residential accommodation. In spite of the decision taken in the Goan Sabha the lands were not allotted. A writ petition was filed before the Delhi High Court by 13 persons challenging the decision to allot the lands. The High Court by its order of February 1, 1985, dismissed the petition; yet the resolution was not implemented. In the meantime these properties were sought to be acquired and on 18-9-1984 a notification under S. 6 of the Land Ac