VENKATADRI, J. :- These writ appeals are directed against the judgment of Srinivasan J. which dismissed the writ petitions filed by the appellants to quash the notifications and declarations in respect of their lands acquired by the State of Madras, in connection with the housing schemes in the City of Madras.

2. The appellants are the owners of the lands bearing S. No. 2/1 of an extent of 11.26 acres, S. No. 3/1 of an extent of 6.91 acres and S. No. 4 of an extent of 13.37 acres in Kalikundram village within the Corporation limits of the City of Madras. The entire extent of land has been enclosed by a fence, and is alleged to be used and treated as a compact block. The Government of Madras, in pursuance of the housing scheme to meet the serious problem of acute housing shortage in the City, have been acquiring lands in and around the villages of Urur and Kalikundram. Thus, in the course of their acquisition, the Government proposed to acquire the lands belonging to the appellants. The Government, therefore, issued two separate notifications under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, one in respect of S. Nos. 2/1 and 3/1 together, and another in respect of S. No. 4. In