JUDGMENT - MOHTA V.A., J.:---Amendments allowed.

By these seven writ petitions, is challenged the acquisition of land for the purposes of establishing an Industrial Estate about 25 Kilometers away from the City of Nagpur under the provisions of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 ('the Act'). The total area acquired is over 2,000 hectares covering several villages and involving as many as 800 land owners. The proposed Industrial Estate is reported to be the biggest ever in Asia.

2. By notification under sub-section (1) of section 31 of the Act issued by the State Government on 17-10-1988, Chapter VI of the Act was applied to that area. By notice under sub-section (2) of section 32 dated 16-12-1988 objections to the proposed acquisition were invited by the Land Acquisition Officer. The petitioners filed objections which along with the record and the remarks have been forwarded by the LAO to the Government. The State Government overruled those objections as in its view they were of extremely general nature and directed the LAO to proceed with the acquisition. Notification under sub-section (1) of section 32 of the Act was issued in the Government Gazette on 22nd February,

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