( 1 ) THE petitioner association filed these writ petitions seeking a direction against respondents 1 and 2 to provide adequate protection to the petitioner Welfare Association for the purpose of developing the open place measuring 289. 3 Sq. yards in one writ petition being WP No. 31271 of 1997. The petitioner also sought similar direction with respect to lands measuring 481. 4 Sq. yards and 178. 4 Sq. yards in WP Nos. 31082 of 1997 and 27237 of 1997 respectively. All the writ petitions were heard together, counters have been filed and they are decided by this common judgment.

( 2 ) THE petitioner submits that, these petitions are filed in public interest. He submits that respondent No. 3 and his cousins were the owners of land admeasuring 65,999. 57 Sq. yards in Survey No. 30, 31 and 32 situated at Kakaguda Village, Secunderabad Cantonment, Secunderabad. The said land was agricultural land. To convert the land into residential area, permissions had to be sought from Central Government, State Government and local authority i. e. , respondent No. 1. For obtaining such a permission the owners had to gift 40% of the land which would be utilised by the Cantonment Board