ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioners seek for a writ of certiorari, to quash the acquisition proceedings of the first respondent in his Notification dated 9.2.1996 published in the North Arcot Ambedkar District Gazette for acquiring the lands bearing S.No.133 for an extent of 1.16 acres situated in Renugapuram Hamlet of 29 Rangasamudram Village and for the lands bearing S.No.134 for an extent of 1.00 acres situated in Jangalapalli Hamlet of No.29. Rangasamudram Village, Gudiyatham Taluk, North Arcot District issued under Sec.4(1) of the Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 1978.

2. According to the petitioners, the lands in question belonged to the father of the first petitioner. The first petitioner and his sister alone are entitled to get the lands on partition made among them. Apart from these lands no other land was in their occupation. They are all small farmers solely dependent on the income from these lands. There are more than 100 coconut trees and they are cultivating paddy and other wet crops. The said land was sought to be acquired under the impugned notification for allegedly providing for the house sites of Adi Dravidars. On an earlier occasion, when the proceeding were initia

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