( 1 ) THIS judgment will dispose of Civil Writ petitions 48 to 57 ot 1972 also. The petitioner in Writ Petition No. 1162 of 1971 is one of the three partners of the firm known as Messrs Jain Optical Industries, carrying on business of optical goods as a tenant in shops No. 2395/1, 2397 to 2400, Ballimaran, Delhi. The petitioners in the other petitions are tenants in other shops, all housed in building known as Kothi Nawab Loharowali, Bazar Ballimaran, Delhi (No. 2376 to 2382, 2395 to 2402), which has been acquired for the purpose of running two Government Girls Higher Secondary Schools. The first and second floors of the building were taken on rent by the Government in May, 1957 at a rent of Rs. 1150. 00 per month for running the School. The ground floor of the property comprises 19 shops/godowns, one of which lias been rented to the Government and is in the use of the Government Schools. The annual rental income to the owners from these shops/godowns in the ground floor is stated to be Rs. 1135. 00 per month. The acquisition of the properties of the entire building was suggested by the Directorate of Education on the ground that there was no prospect of the Gover