Judgement

J. S. VERMA, J. :- Leave granted.

2. These appeals by special leave are against dismissal of two writ petitions by a common order dated 14th July, 1995, passed by a Division Berch of the High Court of Karnataka. The challenge made in these writ petitions was to the validity of the notification dated 16-7-1994, issued under Section 4(1)read with Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894(for Short the Act) and the Notification dated 22-8-1994 issued under Section 6 thereof by State of Karnataka for acquisition of 11 acres 36 gunthas of land in Pattandur Agrahara Village, Whitefield, Bangalore Taluk, Bangalore, belonging to the appellants. The appellants contended that these notifications are invalid apart from the fact that the use of the acquired land by them is beneficial to the society and not merely of private gain to the appellants. The several grounds on which validity of the acquisition was challenged have been rejected by the High Court. The nature of use of the acquired land by the appellants does not require any further reference since the validity of the acquisition does not depend on it.

3. Shri Shanti Bhushan, learned counsel for the appellant, contended primar