Hemant Gupta, J.

1. Fifty three petitioners have challenged the Notification dated 18.8.1987 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act), Annexure P.13, Notification dated 12.8.1988 under Section 6 of the Act, Annexure P. 14 and the award dated 11.8.1990, Annexure P. 15 in the present writ petition filed on 9.7.2001.

2. The brief facts necessary for the decision of the present writ petition are that one M/s Raccman Auto Private Ltd. was owner of the land measuring 133 Kanals !9 Marias situated within the revenue estate of village Mujesar, Hadbast No. 9 including land measuring 40 Kanals 3 Marias which was purchased by the company in the year 1963-64, Although there were earlier notifications for acquisition of the land but such notifications are not relevant for determination of the controversy in the present case. The acquisition under challenge was initiated by virtue of a notification dated 18.8.1987 under Section 4 of the Act in respect of the land measuring 5.02 acres i.e. the land which was purchased by M/s Racman Auto Private Ltd. in the year 1963-64. After the objections were considered, notification under Section 6 was issued on