V. S. DESHPANDE AG. C. J.- These seven petitions raise a common question of law and can, therefore, be disposed of by this common judgment. The lands in dispute, notified for acquisition under sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the L. A. Act), are all situate in village Dhandarphal (BK), Taluka Sangamner, District Ahmednagar. The petitioners in these seven petitions are the owners of those different lands. It is not in dispute that these lands are sought to be acquired for the purpose of rehabilitating the displaced persons, affected by the Upper Pravara Project in Ahmednagar District. The Government of Maharashtra has issued a Notification dated 16th May 1978 under section 11 (1) of the Maharashtra Re-settlement of Project Displaced Persons Act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act'). The provisions of the Act are made applicable to the said Upper Pravara Project. The notification also specifies the villages likely to fall in the affected or benefited zones of the said Project, as required under the said section 11 (1). Dhandarphal (BK) village is one of the villages notified as being a village in the benefited zones. Secti