T.S. Thakur, J.

1. In these petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have assailed the validity of a notification dated 10.08.07 issued under Sections 4, 17(1) and 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 proposing to acquire an area measuring 16468.76 square metres comprising different survey numbers mentioned in the said notification situate in Village Sultanpur of Delhi. A declaration dated 1st November, 2007 issued under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in relation to the said land has also been assailed.

2. The petitioners are owners of different parcels of land situate in different survey numbers of village Sultanpur, Tehsil Hauz Khas, New Delhi. An area measuring 16468.76 from out of the said survey numbers was requisitioned by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for construction of its Depot at Ghitorni in connection with what is known as "Qutub Minar-Gurgaon Corridor Delhi MRTS Project Phase-II". Upon consideration of the said requirement of the Corporation, the Lieutenant Governor issued a notification dated 10.08.07 under Section 4(1) readwith Sections 17(1) and (4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 proposing to acquire th