R. SUBBIAH, J.

1. Since the facts and the issue involved in both these Writ Appeals are identical, they are disposed of by this common judgment.

2. The appellants herein are the respondents in the Writ Petitions and the respondents herein are the petitioners in the respective Writ Petitions. Both these Writ Appeals arise out of the common order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. Nos. 17259 and 17260 of 2009, dated 15.04.2016, in and by which, the prayer of the respondents/writ petitioners to quash the order dated 30.06.1997 and notice dated 01.02.1999 issued under Section 11(5) of the Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, by the second appellant relating to the impugned proceedings and consequently to direct the appellants/respondents in the Writ Petitions to treat the proceedings as abated under Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act and also to direct the appellants 3 to 5/ respondents 3 to 5 to include the name of the writ petitioners as the owners of the properties in the impugned acquisition proceedings and to give fresh Notification and Declaration and award commensurate compensation for the acquisition of the