ORDER :

Arup Kumar Goswami, J.

WPC No. 2541/2020, WPC No. 302/2022, 560/2022, 698/2022 and 1247/2022 are listed together. Notice has not been issued in all these cases by Court as yet. Respondents No. 1 to 6 and 8 in all these petitions are same. The respondent No. 7 in WPC No. 2541/2020 is not a party in the other writ petitions. Respondent No. 7 in other writ petitions is same. However, Mr. Ramakant Mishra, learned Assistant Solicitor General of India appears for respondent No. 1 and 8, Mr. H.S.Ahluwalia, learned Deputy Advocate General appears for respondents No. 3, 4 and 5, Mr. N.Nagrath, learned senior counsel, assisted by Mr. Arjit Tiwari, learned counsel, appears for respondent No. 6. Dr. N.K.Shukla, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. Shailendra Shukla, learned counsel, appears for respondent No. 2. Dr. Shukla also appears for respondent No. 7 in WPC No. 2541/2020. As no notice is issued, respondent No. 7 in WPC No. 302/2022, 560/2022, 698/2022 and 1247/2022 is not represented.

2. The subject matter of challenge essentially is acquisition of land for Parsa Coal Block, situated in villages Tara, Janardanpur of District Surajpur and villages Fatehpur, Ghatbara, Hariharpur, Sa