( 1 ) THIS writ petition alongwith connected writ petition No. 3301 of 2001 are being disposed of by a common judgment. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

( 2 ) THE petitoners has challenged the impugned notification dated 21-11-1996 published by public notice dated 24-8-1999 under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act and the notification dated 23-8-2000 published through public notice dated 23-8-2000 under Section 6/17 of the Land Acquisition Act vide Annexures 7 and 10 to the writ petition. The petitioners have also prayed for a mandamus directing the respondent not to proceed in the matter of acquisition proceedings and not to demolish the constructions on the land in dispute.

( 3 ) THE petitioner No. 1 claims to be owner of plot No. 30 and the petitioner No. 2 of plot No. 31 in village Wajidpur, paragana and Tahsil Khurja, District Bulandshahr. It is alleged in paragraph 3 of the wirt petition that the said land has been used by the petitioners as abadi land. The khasra entires are Annexures 1 and 2 the writ petition. In paragraph 4 of the writ petition it is alleged that the petitioners have raised constructions over the said land and then sought permissi