By the Court.—We have heard Sri A.K.Sachan, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Neeraj Upadhyay, learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 3. Sri Amit Manohar appeared for respondent No. 2 and learned Standing Counsel appeared for respondent Nos. 1 and 4.

2. These two writ petitions have been filed challenging the order of the Additional Collector, Special Land Acquisition Officer rejecting the objection filed by the petitioners by which the petitioners had claimed payment of compensation with regard to the land in question.

Counter and rejoinder-affidavits have been exchanged.

3. In the first writ petition, the prayer is made to quash the order dated 25.10.2007 by which the objections of the petitioners were rejected whereas in the second writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing the order dated 19.11.2007 rejecting the objection of Yad Ram, petitioner.

4. Brief facts which are necessary to be noticed for deciding the writ petitions are as follows.

Yad Ram and Parsadi (father of petitioner in writ petition No. 4009 of 2008) were tenure holders of plot No. 380 area 8 Bighas 11 Biswas. General Power of attorney was executed by Yad Ram and Parsadi, son