BERI, C.J.—These 17 appeals are directed against an order of the learned Single Judge who had dismissed the writs petitions wherein the validity of the Land Acquisitions Act and the acquisitions made thereunder were challenged.

2. Within the Municipal limits of Jaipur there are two villages named Bhojpura and Chak Sudershanpur. Lands belonging to the appellants were notified for acquisition by the State of Rajasthan for the planned development of the city of Jaipur at the behest of the Urban Improvement Board (abbreviated as U.IB.) Jaipur. On 29-7-1959 the Chairman of the U.I.B. visited the site accompanied by the Land Acquisition Officer Mr. K.G. Gupta and passed verbal orders that steps be taken for its acquisition. On December 8, 1959 the Secretary, Local Self Government, was requested to issue a notification under sec. 4 of the Rajasthan Land Acquision Act, 1953 (hereinafter called "the Acquisition Act". A notice under sec. 4 of the Acquisition Act was issued on May 13, 1953, which was published in the Rajasthan Rajpatra on June 9, 1960. No objection was made under sec. 5A disputing the existence of the public purpose as notified in sec. 4 of the Acquisition Act. Accordingly a n

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