A.K. GANGULY, CJ.

1. The appellants are aggrieved against the common order passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court dated 30.04.2008, in W.P.Nos.21595, 23587 and 25559 of 2007 and the connected miscellaneous petitions.

2. The issue concerns the land acquisition proceedings in respect of the property situated in Survey Nos.134/2, 137/1A and 137/1B of Pothanur village, Namakkal District. The parties involved are three different groups and for the sake of convenience, the parties are herein after referred to as under:

(i) The appellants in all the three appeals will herein after be referred to as the beneficiaries.

(ii) The respondents 1 to 4 in all the three appeals can be conveniently referred to as acquisition authorities.

(iii) The respondents 5 to 54 in W.A.No.563 of 2008 and the 6th respondent in W.A.564 of 2008 who got themselves impleaded as party respondents by filing separate applications are herein after referred to as rival claimants to the beneficiaries.

3. The beneficiaries preferred the writ petitions challenging G.O.Ms.(3Pa) No.14, dated 12.04.2007, in and by which, the State Government issued directions to the District Collector, Namakkal to re-conve