W. BOROOME, J. :- These six special appeals (three fleid by Messrs. Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. and three by the State of U. P.) are directed against a decision of Satish Chandra J., dated 29-3-1965, by which three writ petitions (Nos. 952, 1161 and 1620 of 1961) were disposed of by a common judgment, and it will be convenient to deal with them, together.

2. The petitioners in the three writ petitions are the cultivators of various plots of land in the villages of Madhopur Muafi, Nowgaon, Bitaura, Fatehganj West and Kurtara (district Bareilly, which are being acquired under the Land Acquisition Act for a Synthetic rubber factory to be set up by Messrs. Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. Originally a combined notification under sections 2 and 17 (4) of the Act was issued on 2-4-1960 (published in the Gazette of 9-4-1960), followed by another notification dated 4-4-1960 under section 40 (2) of the Act, appointing the S. D. O., (II) of Bareilly to hold the inquiry that is necessary in the case of acquisition for a company. Thereafter an agreement was executed by the Company in accordance with section 41 on 19-6-1960; and a notification under section 6 was issued on 30-6-60 (publi