K.M. Thaker, J.

1. Since last about 40 years the claimants (i.e. present respondents) in these group of petitions (wherein the Western Railway is the petitioner) are waiting for unpaid compensation in respect of acquisition of their lands.

1.1. In these group of petitions, learned Advocates for the petitioner and the respondents have, at the outset, jointly clarified that all petitions are similar and identical and the petitions have been preferred against a common order dated 6-5-2013 passed by the learned Executing Court in Land Acquisition Execution Petitions (Darkhast) and that the grounds raised by both sides in all petitions are similar and identical and they are prosecuted on similar and identical ground, and therefore, can be heard together and decided by common order. Learned Advocates for the petitioner-Railway and the respondent-claimants also jointly requested that the petitions may be decided finally at this (i.e. at admission stage) and the Hon'ble the Chief Justice also has passed order dated 15-4-2014.

1.2. Learned Advocates for the petitioner and the respondents have also made common submissions for all petitions. For the sake of convenience, learned Advocates