1. Writ Petition No. 5794/2013 and 6619/2013 were heard on same date and kept reserved for orders. After keeping those writ petitions reserved, on a later date, Writ Petition No. 238/2014 was also heard and looking to similar nature of controversy, all the petitions are decided by a common order, just to avoid the repetition and to preserve the resources.

2. Petitioner in Writ Petition No. 6619/2013 (respondent No. 2 in Writ Petition No. 5794/2013) is seeking relief in the form of direction to respondents No.1 to 4 to make payment of compensation to the petitioner along with penal interest.

3. Facts of Writ Petition No. 5794/2013 are taken into consideration initially. Thereafter, facts of Writ Petition No. 238/2014 are taken separately in succeeding paragraphs.

4. The present petition has been preferred by the petitioners/ Union of India being crestfallen by the order dated 30th July, 2013 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Collector and District Magistrate, Gwalior whereby as per the allegations, respondent No. 1 proceeded with the order without noticing the petitioners and without giving any opportunity of hearing and the amount of Rs. 4,60,00,000/- has been awarded as compensati