Ratnam, J.

1. These Civil Revision Petitions Under Section 115, C.P.C. have been preferred by M/s. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd., (hereinafter referred to as 'N.L.C' for short)questioning the correctness of the common order of the learned Subordinate Judge, Virdhachalam dismissing the applications filed by it under Order 1, Rule 10, C.P.C. read with Section 50(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1984(hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') praying that it should be impleaded as party second respondent, in addition to the Referring Officer, who is the first respondent, in a batch of references Under Section 18 of the Act, now pending before the Sub Court, Virudhachalam at the instance of numerous claimants whose lands have been acquired.

2. For purposes of expansion of its productive programmes, N.L.C. requested the state of Tamil Nadu to acquire about 5,200 and odd acres of land and it is not now in dispute that a vast extent of land belonging to the respondents herein had been acquired under the provisions of the Act and possession of the lands so acquired, had also been taken over by N.L.C. In respect of the compensation payable to the owners of the lands so acquired, awards were