Sahai, J.

1. These two applications under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution relate to two land acquisition proceedings before the Land Acquisition Officer of Hazaribagh Civil Writ jurisdiction Case No. 434 arises out of Land Acquisition Case No. 4 of 1959-60, and Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 435 arises out of Land Acquisition Case No. 3 of 1959-60, both of which were disposed of by awards given by the Additional Land Acquisition Officer of Hazaribagh under Sec.11 of the Land Acquisition Act (1 of 1894) on the 15th June, 1966. Both the applications have been heard together at the instance of the parties because the facts, with the exception of area and amount of compensation, are almost the same, and the points for consideration are also the same. This judgment will govern them both. Before I mention the prayers made by the petitioners. I would mention some facts in order to make them intelligible.

2. The lands in question are situated in villages Telaiya and Debipur. Forest stands on a substantial portion of those lands. Officers of the Forest Department of the Government of Bihar proposed to include them in Telaiya and Debipur protected forests. A notification u