Hon’ble Sudhir Agarwal, J.—These writ petitions have been filed by Aakash Education Society, Chithera and other petitioners assailing notifications dated 19.1.2007 published under Section 4(1) of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Act, 1894’); and dated 11.7.2007 published under Section 6 of Act, 1894, proposing to acquire 87.249 hectare (215.592 acres) of land in village Chithera, Pargana Dadari, District Gautambudh Nagar comprising a large number of plots owned by petitioners. Land is proposed to be acquired at the instance of and for the benefit of U.P. State Industrial Development Corporation, Kanpur (hereinafter referred to as ‘UPSIDC’). State Government has also invoked power under Section 17(1) and (4) and eliminated inquiry under Section 5A of Act, 1894.

2. Counsel for parties stated that issues raised in all these writ petitions are common, therefore, for the purpose of referring pleadings, parties have agreed to refer leading Writ Petitions No. 17029 of 2008 (Aakash Education Society Chithera v. State of U.P. and others). Hence, we are p