( 1 ) PETITIONERS, who are sixty in number, are owners of different pieces of land situated in different villages, namely, Guvar, lachharas and Shaherav, of Taluka Nandod, District Baroda. In this petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioners have prayed that the respondents be directed to initiate proceedings for payment of compensation to the petitioners for the crops standing on the land under acquisition at the time of taking possession of the land. Petitioners have also prayed that respondents be directed to complete the proceedings immediately and make payment of the legitimate amount of compensation to the petitioners concerned in accordance with law. It is further prayed by amending the petition that the decision dated 29/06/1993, produced at Annexure "e" to the petition be quashed and set aside.

( 2 ) PURSUANT to notification under Sec. 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (the Act for short) petitioners land was acquired. Awards were passed and possession of the land was taken, as provided under Sec. 16 of the Act. The relevant details with regard to the date of notification under sec. 4 of the Act, the land acquisition case number, the dat