CHANDURKAR J.-This petition by the three petitioners, out of whom petitioner No.1 is the father and petitioners Nos. 2 and 3 are his sons, is directed against a notification issued by the Commissioner, Poona Division, Poona, under section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, and a Government Resolution No. RPA-1069-R. I. dated 31st October 1969.

2. Field Survey No. 534/4 area 3 acres 6 gunthas is owned by petitioner No.2 and field Survey No. 579/48 stands in the name of the petitioner No.3, though both these fields originally stood in the name of petitioner No.1. A notification came to be issued by the Commissioner, Poona Division, under section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act acquiring a part of the area of Survey No. 534/4 and the entire Survey No. 579/4B. This notification refers to several other fields which, according to the notification, were needed for a public purpose which was stated as for "resettlement of the persons likely to be affected due to Krishna Dhom Project". The Krishna Dhom Project is a project undertaken by the State of Maharashtra for construction of a dam at Dhom. According to the plait; this dam is to have canals for irrigation both on the left and the ri