The petitioners have challenged the land acquisition proceedings acquiring 128.862 hectares of land at village Shahpur Goverdhanpur Khadar, Tehsil Sadar, Pargana Dadari District Gautam Budh Nagar by notification issued under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short, 'the Act), dated 27.12.2007, along with opinion of the State Government that the provisions of sub section (1) of Section 17 are applicable to the land and also applying the provisions of sub section (4) of Section 17 for 'Planned Industrial Development' of Gautam Budh Nagar through New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, the notification under Sections 6/17 of the Act was published on 14.2.2008. The petitioners have also prayed for directions not to dispossess them from their abadi/araji of which they are owners, claiming to be in actual physical possession and not to demolish existing constructions over their land.

It is stated in paragraphs 5 to 7 of the writ petition, that out of area 1.088 hectare of plot No. 508, only 0.472 acre was sought to be acquired by the notification. The remaining area i.e. 0.616 hectare was left out of the acquisition proceedings. The peti