Judgment

J.B. PARDIWALA, J.

1. By way of this petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, in the nature of a Public Interest Litigation, the petitioner No.1, a voluntary organization constituted by farmers affected by acquisition of land for the purpose of Dedicated freight Corridor Railway has redressed serious grievances as regards the manner, the mode and the method adopted by the Authorities in so far as the proceedings of acquisition under the Railways Act, 1989, is concerned.

2. The case made out by the petitioners in this petition may be summarized as under:-

2.1 The ministry of railway pursuant to the announcement to establish eastern and western Dedicated freight Corridors linking the four metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Howra commonly known as Golden Quadrilateral in two diagonals initiated action to establish the Dedicated freight Corridors (for short "DFC") and for the purpose of construction, operation and maintenance of DFC established the 25 Dedicated freight Corridors Corporation of India Limited (For Short "DFCCII").

2.2 The Central G