JUDGMENT

KASLIWAL, J.:—This appeal by the Ramjas Foundation, a society duly registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and five others who are the Secretary and trustees of the Ramjas Foundation is directed against the order of the Delhi High Court dated January 31, 1978 dismissing the Civil Writ Petition No. 106 of 1978 in limine.

2. On November 13, 1959, the Chief Commissioner, Delhi issued a Notification under S. 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the Act). Land measuring 34070 acres was notified as land likely to be acquired by the Government at the public expense for a public purpose, namely, the planned development of Delhi. The following land was excluded from the scope of the notification:

(a) Government land and evacuees land;

(b) the land already notified, either under S. 6 of the Land Acquisition Act for any Government Scheme;

(c) the land already notified either under S. 4 or under S. 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, for House Building Co-operative Societies mentioned in Annexure-III;

(d) the land under graveyards, tombs, shrines and the land attached to religious institutions and Wakf property.

3. The aforesaid land measuring 34070 acres