P. P. NAOLEKAR, J.

( 1 ) AS common questions of law and facts are involved in these petitions, they are decided by this common order.

( 2 ) IN village Mandafia Sanwaliyaji, there is a temple of Lord Krishna. The management of the temple and its properties is under the Board constituted under Shri Sanwalijaji Temple Act, 1992. A notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short the Act (hereinafter) was issued on 10-7-1996 and was published in the Rajasthan Gazette dated 27-7-1996 for acquisition of lands and buildings for extension of temple Shri Sanwaliyaji and for construction of temple premises. A notification under Section 4 (1) of the Act was published in the newspapers Pratah Kal published from Udaipur, dated 4-9-1996, Lalkar published from Chittorgarh dated 5-9-1996 and Rajasthan Kiran published from Nimbaheda dated 12-9-1996. A declaration under Section 6 read with Section 17 of the Act was published in Rajashtan Gazette dated 18-9-1996, in the newspapers ,jan Nayak dated 21-9-1996 and Rajasthan Patrika dated 9-10-1996. Notices under Section 9 of the Act were issued to some of the owners of the properties under acquisition.

( 3 ) IN view of