Judgment

C.K. Thakker, J.—Leave granted.

2. In all these appeals, common judgment and order passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in several writ petitions is questioned by the Indore Development Authority. By the impugned order, the High Court allowed the writ petitions filed by the petitioners - contesting respondents herein - and quashed and set aside the notification dated April 5, 1983 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, notification dated January 23, 1984 issued under Section 6 of the said Act as also an order dated August 10, 1998 passed by the Director, Town and Country Planning, Bhopal.

3. To appreciate the controversy raised in the present batch of appeals, relevant facts may be stated.

4. The petitioners challenged before the High Court of Madhya Pradesh Town Development Scheme No. 78 prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Town Improvement Trust Act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as “the Trust Act”) in accordance with the Master Plan of Indore. The case of the petitioners before the High Court was that a resolution was passed on November 9, 1976 being Resolution No. 196 for framing Scheme No. 78 by the Improvement Trust. A