Hon'ble RASTOGI, J.—Two notifications dt.19.8.1997 u/Sec. 4(1) & decalration dt.13.1.1999 made U/s 6 of Land Acquisition Act 1894 ("LA Act") are subject matter of challenge in instant bunch of writ petitions on several grounds; and the controversy since relates to self-same notifications of land acquisition, bunch of petitions were heard together at joint consent, and are being disposed of by present order. It would be necessary to narrate facts in short.

2. In order to improve the Train services in Rajasthan and also to meet expectations of public at large and provide more responsive administration, the Railways authority decided to create a new Zone, (North-Western Railway) with Zonal Head Quarter at Jaipur. In this regard, at one stage, the then Railway Minister requested the then Chief Minister of Rajasthan vide letter dt. 30.9.1996 to provide adequate land for constructing residential quarters of staff members and the Office of North-Western Railway Zone on being established. After a long correspondence having taken place with the State authority for making a suitable land available for establishment of Zonal Office and also for residential quarters of staff members, the Commis

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