Harjit Singh Bedi, J.

1. By the present judgment, I propose to dispose of C.W.P. Nos. 12936, 13958 and 14898 of 1991. The facts have been taken from C.W.P. No. 12936 of 1991.

2. The petitioners are owners of land, details whereof have been given in Annexure P-.1 to the petition, situated within the Notified Area Committee, (in short NAC) Manimajra, Union Territory Chandigarh. It has been averred that Manimajra was declared a notified area vide Notification dated 12th April, 1976, and certain Sections of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1971, (hereinafter called the Municipal Act) which include Sections 3, 53, 58 and 192 etc. were extended to this area with effect from 11th June, 1976. It has also been averred that by virtue of Sections 242 and 243 of the Municipal Act, a NAC is deemed to be a Municipal Committee and the area, thereof to be a Municipality. It has been averred in the writ petition that respondent No. 1 i e. the Union Territory Administration issued a Notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, (hereinafter called the Act) for acquisition of the land mentioned in Annexure P-]. The Notification was published in the Chandigarh Administration Gazette