( 1 ) ONE LPA and these petitions involve similar questions of law and fact and are disposed off by this common judgment. Even though, writ petitioners are represented by more than one counsel, Shri M. M. Asudani took it upon himself to deputise for them all, to facilitate disposal of these petitions hanging fire since 1996 and going through bouts of litigations from here to the Apex Courts and back.

( 2 ) PETITIONERS are Bhumi Swamies of around 63 acres of land comprising survey Nos. 684/1, 684/1/3, 684/1/4, 684/1/5, 681/1/7, 684/1/8, 684/1/10, 684/2/1, 684/2/3, 684/2/4, 684/3/1, 684/3/2, 684/3/3, 684/3/4 and 684/3/5 in Patwari Halka No. 9, situate at Rangwasa, Tehsil-Indore, which is under acquisition for establishment of a "diamond Park" euphemism for Industrial area to accommodate diamond cutting and polishing units. They are engaged in a life and death struggle to ward off the acquisition and their attack to it is multipronged ranging from technicalities of law to national Security considerations.

( 3 ) IT all seems to have started in 1994 when State Government formulated its Industrial Policy providing special facilities/incentives to promote 100% export orient