RAJENDRA BABU, J.

( 1 ) THESE two Petitions are filed challenging the legality of the acquisition of certain lands pursuant to Notification dated 16. 7. 1994 as at Annexure-A issued under Sections 4 (1) and 17 of the Land Acquisition Act (LA Act) by respondent No. 2 and also the Notification issued under section 6 of the L. A. Act on 22nd August, 1994 issued by the 1st respondent-State. It is also prayed that Section 17 (1) of the L. A. Act be declared ultra vires and illegal. While Writ Petition no. 23530/1994 is filed by a Company, the other Petition is filed by one of the Directors thereof, who also own some part of the land.

( 2 ) IN Writ Petition No. 23530/1994, the lands are those comprised in Sy. Nos. 110/2, 115/2 and 115/3 which also bear House List No. 995/1 to 6 measuring in all about 1 acre situate in pattandur Agrahara village of Bangalore South Taluk. The lands with which we are concerned in writ Petition No. 25555/1994 are also situate in the same village comprised in Sy. Nos. 115/1, 110/1 and 111/2 measuring about 10 acres 36 guntas. It is stated that the land comprised in sy. No. 110/1 measuring about 3 acres 1/ guntas is a garden land. So is the land comprised in

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