( 1 ) THE petitioners in these writ petitions are two of the owners of certain lands in the village of Balanagar and Kazigadda, Hyderabad West Taluk, Hyderabad District.

( 2 ) THE petitioner in W. P. No. 411/62 is the owner of the property bearing S. Nos. 25 to 30 of the total extent of Ac. 97. 30 guntas. The petitioner in the other two writ petitions is the owner of Serial Nos. 3 to 9, 10/1, 10/2, 11, 12/1 and 12/2 of the extent of Ac. 143-30 guntas. The rst respondent in the writ petitions is the State of Andhra Pradesh represented by the Secretary to the Government, Industries Department. The 2nd respondent is the Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, Hyderabad. The 3rd respondent is M/s. Jay Engineering Works Limited. The ist respondent issued G. O. Rt. No. 124 Industries, dated 19-5-1961 and published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette dated 22-5-1961 under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act I of 1894 notifying that it appears to the Government of Andhra Pradesh that the lands specified in the said notification are needed for a public purpose, to wit, for establishment of Jay Engineering Factories. The said notification authorised the Special Deputy Collecto