By the Court.—Heard Shri S.S. Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioner Shri Kant, learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 2 and learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent No. 4 and 5.

2. All the above writ petitions raise similar questions of facts and questions of laws, which have been heard together and are being decided by a common judgment. In writ petition No. 15015 of 2014 the following prayers have been made by the petitioner. :

(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the notification dated 17.7.1997 and 23.12.2004 under Section 28 and 32 respectively of the Act No. 1 of 1966 in respect of Araji Khasra No. 681 measuring area of 4050 hectare, Araji Khasra No. 683M area 0.3520 hectare, Araji Khasra No. 683M area 0.3520 hectare, Araji Khasra No. 685M measuring area 0.0890 hectare situated at village Brahmpur, alias Bhopura Pargana Loni, Tehsil and District Ghaziabad.

(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of quashing the award dated 30.12.2013 issued by respondent No. 4.

(iii) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to exempt the aforesaid land of the petitioners fr