1. The petitioner Shri.G.C. Thippeswamy and others of Chitradurga Taluk have filed these writ petitions against the Respondents including the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on 10/02/2017 and 25/01/2017 challenging the land acquisition initiated by the Respondent under the provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956 vide Preliminary Notification under Section 3-A of the Act dated 29/01/2016 and Final Notification under Section 3-D of the Act dated 19/10/2016.

2. By way of amendment Applications filed by the petitioners in this Court on 11/01/2018, the petitioners have sought to challenge inter alia also the two Awards passed by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, National Highways Authority of India, Chitradurga dated 04/11/2017 awarding a sum of Rs.26,96,66,966/- for acquisition of 2,11,664 sq.mtrs. of land acquired with assets for construction of Six lanes of National High Way No.48 (Old NH-4) on the stretch of land from Km. 189.000 to 340.000 in Chitradurga-Haveri Section in the village Guddadarangavvanahalli of Chitradurga Taluk of Chitradurga District. The second Award dated 08/11/2017 awarding a sum of Rs.39,29,46,064/- for acquisition of 2,31,413 sq.