JUDGMENT : C.K. THAKKER, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. Both these appeals are filed by the appellants being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the judgment and order dated April 02, 2004, passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana in Civil Writ Petition Nos. 1853 of 2003 and 2077 of 2002.

3. To appreciate the controversy raised in the present appeals, relevant facts in nutshell may be noted.

4. According to the appellant Essco Fabs Pvt. Ltd. (`Essco for short), the Government of Haryana intended to acquire land for public purpose, viz., for utilization of land as residential, commercial and industrial area in Sector Nos. 11, 12 and 25 Part-II by Haryana Urban Development Authority (`HUDA for short). For the said purpose, the Government issued a notification under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act) on December 15, 1982. The land mentioned in the said notification situated in village Kheri Nangal was sought to be acquired. A final notification under Section 6 of the Act was issued on June 20, 1984. However, the land acquisition proceedings could not be completed within the stipulated period and the notifications lapsed and th