By the Court.—Subhash Chandra and 4 others are before this Court with request to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus restraining respondents not to interfere in peaceful possession of their land detailed in the present writ petition by re-aligning the high tension wire alongwith the poles sought to be set up on their land without giving any notice of personal hearing. They have further prayed for direction to the respondents to determine and pay the compensation to the persons, who are sought to be displaced by such exercise.

2. The petitioners claim to have transferable rights in the agricultural land detailed in para-5 of the writ petition. It is alleged that the respondents, without obtaining the consent of the petitioners, have resumed their land to realign the high tension power lines alongwith the poles sought to be set up on their land without giving notice of personal hearing to them. On account of high tension power lines drawn over their land, they are unable to use their land for any purpose. The cause of action for filing the present writ petition had arisen when the respondent authorities had started making inspection over the petitioners