Hon’ble Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J.—In all these writ petitions land acquisition proceedings, initiated under the provisions of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter called the Act), have been challenged on various grounds. As all the petitions raises same questions of facts and have been heard together, the same are being disposed of by a common judgment.

2. The facts and circumstances giving rise to these cases are that Notification under Section 4 (1) of the Act was published in the official Gazette dated 13.7.2006 for planned development of land measuring 67.829 hectares in revenue estate of Surakhbanga, Pargana Vrindavan, District Mathura. The urgency powers under Section 17 (1) and 17 (4) were invoked. Inquiry envisaged under Section 5-A of the Act was dispensed with. Declaration under Section 6 of the Act was made on 26.7.2007, and substance thereof was published in the local newspapers; subsequently, on 28.7.2007, in respect of the entire land notified under Section 4 of the Act, i.e., 67.829 hectares. Hence these petitions.

3. We have heard S/Shri R.N. Singh, Gaurav Banerji, S.M.A. Kazmi, learned Senior Counsel with S/Shri Anurag Khanna, M.K. Gupta, C.B. Yadav, Smt. Manju