JUDGMENT

Lokeshwar Singh Panta, J. —

1. Delay condoned and leave granted in Special Leave Petitions.

1.1) The appellant-Faridabad Gas Power Project, NTPCL, has filed Civil Appeal Nos.493, 523, 520, 518, 524, 519, 522, 512, 508, 502, 504, 509, 517, 553, 554, 552, 514, 521, 515, 513, 584, 582, 583, 596, 580, 579, 574, 576, 532, 527, 529, 531, 528, 571, 497, 567, 501, 494, 564, 560, 545, 656, 543, 540, 539, 570 of 2007 and Civil Appeal arising out of S.L. P. [C] No. 7033/06 with regard to village Mujheri; Civil Appeal Nos. 525, 506, 507, 549, 511, 533, 530, 561, 559, 557, 556, 562, 536, 541, 546, 586, 587, 590, 535, of 2007 and Civil Appeal arising out of S.L. P. [C] Nos.7457, 9485 of 2007, 7032, 7008 of 2006, 7460, 7458, 3846, 3880, 3893, 9385 of 2007 with regard to village Sihi; Civil Appeal Nos. 551, 510, 578, 565, 555, 499, 589, 592, 547 of 2007, Civil Appeal arising out of S.L. P. [C] No.11558 of 2007 with regard to village Jhajru; Civil Appeal Nos.544, 548, 588, 542, 655, 698 of 2007, and Civil Appeal arising out of S.L.P. [C] No.7031 of 2006 with regard to village Neemka and Civil Appeal Nos.516, 575, 500, 572, 563, 558, 537, 591 of 2007 with regard to village Pyala.

1.2) Civil