By the Court.—We have heard Shri H.R. Mishra, Senior Advocate appearing for the petitioners. Sri Zafar Naiyar, learned Additional Advocate General assisted by Sri M.C. Chaturvedi, learned Chief Standing Counsel and Sri M.C. Tripathi, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for the State Respondents.

2. Sri Ramendra Pratap Singh has filed counter-affidavit on behalf of GNOIDA Industrial Development Authority (GNOIDA).

3. By these writ petitions, the petitioners have challenged the notifications dated 5.9.2007 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act and notification dated 27.2.2008 under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act issued by the State Government, by which the land in Village Gulistanpur, Pargana Dadri, Tehsil Sadar, Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, has been acquired by the State Government for ''planned industrial development' by GNOIDA Industrial Development Authority (GNOIDA), applying Section 17 (1) and (4), dispensing with enquiry and opportunity to the land owners to object to the acquisition, and authorising the State Authorities to take over possession though no compensation has been paid.

4. A counter-affidavit has been filed by the State respondents s