ORDER:- These are two writ petitions challenging the land acquisition proceedings taken by the Collector. Saharanpur, for acquiring land for purposes of extension and development of Har Ki Pairi at Hardwar and for widening the road in front of Har Ki Pairi, Hardwar. Two notifications, one dated 18th July, 1973, and the other dated 5th July, 1973, issued by the Collector of Saharanpur, were published in the Gazette dated 4th August, 1973, under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act. The proceedings initiated under these two notifications have been impugned in these two writ petitions.

2. In Writ Petition No. 6843 of 1973, there are 24 petitioners including Smt. Kamal Rani whose property which includes land and building, is sought to be acquired by the Collector for the purposes of extension and development of Har Ki Pairi. Smt. Dayawati and Smt Krishnawati are two petitioners in Writ Petition No. 7423 of 1973. Their land and building standing thereon is sought to be acquired under the impugned notification dated 5th July, 1973, for the purpose of widening the road in front of Har Ki Pairi from Tonga Stand to J. K. House. The Gazette notifications on 4th August, 1973, in