Hon’ble V.C. Misra, J.—The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners-Sundar Garden Welfare Association formed by the residents of the society. The petitioner No. 2 is the Secretary of the society who has been authorized by the residents of the colony to prefer the present writ petition vide resolution dated 28.11.2004 of the association and authorized the petitioner No. 2 to sign and contest the petition on their behalf challenging the notification issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act) in respect with the plots purchased and owned by the petitioners mentioned in para 5 of the writ petition and seeking a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the said gazette notification alongwith a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners by demolition of the houses situate on the aforesaid plots have been acquired by the State Government.

2. The facts of the case of the petitioners in brief are that the petitioners-association purchased the aforesaid bhumidhar land free from all encumbrances bearing plot Nos. 496, 497, 544, 501, 500, 578, 502, 504, 505, 498