ORDER :

1. These writ petitions have been filed by Nand Lal, Chaman Lal and Kamla Devi, petitioners in CWP No. 1176 of 2018 and Babita Devi, petitioner in CWP No. 1969 of 2018, praying that the respondents may be directed to grant compensation of the structure/ houses of the petitioners as per the valuation report prepared by the Civil Engineer, Sunni, vide Annexure P-6 and alternatively prayed for a direction to the respondents to pass an award as per the Land Acquisition Act, with a further prayer that the respondents be directed to implement the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Scheme (Annexure P-5), hereinafter referred to as the Scheme. It is further prayed that respondents be also directed to release the monitory benefits to the petitioners to the tune of Rs. 60,000/- in the form of houseless grant and Rs. 50,000/- as landless grant and to provide independent house/plot with built up 50’ x 40’ provided in Para 2.1.1 of the Scheme vide Annexure P-5.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has argued that respondent-NTPC had acquired the land adjoining the house of the petitioner in the year 2000 for construction of reservoir named as Kol Dam, which was completed about four years b