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( 2 ). Petitioners claim that they are the jhuggi dwellers residing on plot No. 61-A, Dilshad garden, for the last over 15-30 years and are holding valid ration cards, voter identity card, electricity connection etc. It is submitted that this piece of land is not touching the main road and the petitioners are not encroaching upon any road or pavement and are earning their livlihood from the said plot of land. It is further submitted that this land was acquired by the respondent and an award dated 17/11/1972 was made by the Collector. It is submitted that the respondents have tried to acquire the land by way of colourable exercise of power and there was no need of acquiring land for public purpose. The petitioners have, therefore, sought a direction to quash the award made by the Collector and for an order restraining the respondents from evicting the petitioners from the land in question.

( 3 ). Petitioners are admittedly neither owners nor the tenants on the land which has been acquired vide the award No. 61/72-73. Petitioners are admittedly tresspassers. The petitioners, in my opinion, therefore, have no locus standi to challenge the acquisition of the land. Th