1. The two petitioners herein, have joined together and filed a single writ petition praying for the issue of a writ of certiorari to call for the records of the respondent relating to G.O. Ms. No.509 Housing & Urban Development Department dated 17.5.95 and G.O. Ms. No.290 Housing and Urban Development Department dated 17.6.96 and quash the same as illegal. This Court granted interim stay on 13.8.1996.

2. Heard Mr.V.Raghavachari, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Ms.D.Malarvizhi, learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents.

3. The learned counsel advanced the following three contentions :-

"i) The publication of Section 4 (1) Notification in a daily, which has no circulation in the locality vitiates the acquisition ;

ii) No notice has been served on the petitioners for enquiry under Section 5-A of The Land Acquisition Act and this vitiates the acquisition ; and

iii) The outcome of Section 5-A enquiry has not been communicated to the petitioner and this vitiates the acquisition."

All the three contentions could be considered together.

4. The petitioners claim that they have jointly purchased the land comprised in survey No.241/1A of Vilanguruchi vi