By the Court.—Affidavits have been exchanged between the parties.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

3. These two writ petitions have been preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution with the common reliefs, hence, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, they are being decided by this common Judgment and order at admission stage.

4. Admittedly, the petitioners have been allotted plots/land by the Lucknow Development Authority and U.P. Housing Board, Lucknow. After allotment of the plots/land, the petitioners have applied for sanction of maps. The Lucknow Development Authority and the U.P. Housing Board Board, Lucknow have sanctioned the maps of the petitioners in accordance to rules and thereafter, the petitioners visited their sites for starting construction work. They were stopped to raise constructions by certain persons including the Members of Kissan Union and some villagers of the vicinity. Feeling aggrieved, the petitioners have approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by filing the instant writ petitions.

5. Learned counsel for the Development Authorities (Lucknow Development Authority as wel