( 1 ) THE petitioners filed the present petition seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to forthwith hand over the actual and physical possession of the petitioners land measuring 112 bighas and 14 biswas in village Maidan Garhi, New Delhi. The petitioner further prayed that respondents be directed to comply with the judgment and directions contained in the judgment of this court dated 16/05/1989 in CWP 51/1989 and in Balak Ram Gupta v. Union of India. The petitioners sub-sequently filed an amended writ petition claiming the relief of restoration of possession of their land and the relief of quashing of the notifications under Section 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act with respect to the land in suit. . Briefly the facts are that the Government had issued a notification dated 25/11/1980 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act for acquisition of certain lands including the lands of the petitioners which are subject matter of the present writ petition. The notification containing a declaration under Section 6 of the Act Was issued on 18/06/1985. The respondents also made the award with respect to the suit lands being Award No. 23/87-88. It is an admitte