1. These two Writ Petitions are being disposed of by this common order as they relate to acquisition of land under the same notification.

2. The petitioners claim that they are the owners of various properties mentioned in the affidavits. The second respondent published a notification on 12.07.2005 under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act (for short, the Act) in Deccan Chronicle for acquiring a total extent 629.47 square yards of land including the properties of the petitioners for widening of the road from Charminar to Hari Bowli Junction (Reach I) under Charminar to Falaknuma (Charminar Road), situated at Shaher-e-Hyderabad Village, Bahadurpura Mandal of Hyderabad District. The petitioners were asked to submit their objections by issuing appropriate notices under Section 5A of the Act. They submitted their objections. When the petitioners were asked to attend for an award enquiry by issuance of appropriate notices under Sections 9(1), 9(3) and 10 of the Act, without furnishing a copy of the order passed under Section 5A of the Act, they filed W.P.Nos.23367 of 2008 and 9962 of 2006 respectively challenging the order dated 19.12.2005 passed under Section 5A of the