1. In these writ petitions, petitioners are calling in question the Preliminary Notification dated 15.09.2000 issued under Section 28(1) of the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Act, 1966 (for short, ‘KIAD Act’) and the Final Notification dated 13.05.2005 issued under Section 28(4) of the Act, acquiring various lands such as Sy. No.29 measuring 1 acre 34 guntas and another extent of 29 guntas in the very same survey number, Sy. No.25 measuring 4 acres 18 guntas, Sy. No.107/3 measuring 1 acre 31 guntas, Sy. No.99 measuring 2 acres 22 guntas, Sy. No.106 measuring 2 acres 30 guntas and Sy. No.99 measuring 2 acres 20 guntas, all situated in Anagahalli village, Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya District. Petitioners have also called in question the notices dated 26.05.2016 issued under Sections 9 & 10 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, ‘LA Act’) calling upon the petitioners to appear before the Special Land Acquisition Officer on 21.06.2016 to give their statement in that connection.

2. It is relevant to notice, at the outset that petitioners claim to be absolute owners of all these lands. They had earlier challenged acquisition of their lands by filing W.P.No.20195/200