JUDGMENT :

R. Banumathi, J.

1. Delay condoned. Leave granted.

2. These appeals arise out of the judgment of High Court of Punjab and Haryana in and by which the High Court quashed the acquisition of the lands of the Respondents, inter alia, on various grounds. Feeling aggrieved, State of Haryana is before us.

3. Facts in nutshell giving rise to these appeals are as under: The Respondents being a partnership concern had set up an industrial unit in the year 1981 which is running under the name and style of M/s. Vinod Oil and General Mills. On 19.5.1992, Haryana Government issued a notification Under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short 'Act') in which the land of the Respondents was also included. The Respondents submitted their objections Under Section 5A of the Act and after considering their objections, the State Government excluded the land of the Respondents from the acquisition proceedings before declaration Under Section 6 of the Act. Later at the time of planning of the Sector, it was felt that two strips of lands of the Respondents are creating hindrance in the wholesome Development Plan of the Sector. Haryana Government again initiated acquisition proceedings