JUDGMENT :

SUNITA AGARWAL, J.

1. Heard Mr. M.B. Gandhi, the learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. C.M. Gandhi, the learned advocate for the petitioners and perused the record.

2. Having perused the record of the writ petition namely, Special Civil Application No. 1577 of 2020 placed before us by the office pursuant to the order dated 18.12.2023, we find that the said writ petition had been disposed of vide judgment and order dated 19.2.2020 along with other two Special Civil Applications/writ petitions, on the premise of nonpayment of compensation or drawing acquisition proceedings before entering over the land of the petitioners therein. While noticing the stand of the petitioners therein, it was noted by the Court that admitted fact of the matter is that the possession of the lands of the petitioners had been taken without drawing any acquisition proceedings and in view of the letter dated 11.2.2020 of the Dy. Collector and Special Land Acquisition Officer, Narmada Project to the Additional Collector, Narmada Project, for initiation of the acquisition proceedings of the lands in question. In light of the above, on the statement made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the