Petitioner is a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and having its registered office at Delhi. Petitioners No.1 to 7 are subsidiaries of the company-Dharampal Satyapal Limited. Petitioners claim to be owner-in-possession of their respective parcels of land purchased by the petitioners between the period April, 2005 to March, 2008. Details of the said land are depicted in the green colour in the map, Annexure P-3. On May 29, 2007, petitioner No.1 in terms of the Special Economic Zone Act, 2005 and rules made thereunder made an application seeking approval for setting-up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for Information Technology at village Kukrola and Village Sehrawan in the said land. On July 24, 2007 after completion of due process, the application of the petitioners for settingup of SEZ in Haryana was formally processed and recommended. As per the petitioners on October 23, 2007, a formal approval for setting-up of the SEZ was also granted by respondent No.1. However, vide Notification dated April 25, 2008 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the State sought to acquire the land in question. On April 22, 2009, Notification under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 covering an area of 3325 Acres 3 Kanals and 16 Marlas was also issued. As per the petitioners, the Director of Industries and Commerce, Haryana vide its letter dated August 25, 2009 to M/s Chinar Estates Pvt. Ltd. informed that it was decided by the State Government to release its land measuring 54.9 Acres for setting-up of Cyber City.
