[Civil Appeal Nos. 736-737 of 2008]. The Appellant, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, is taking exception to the Judgment dated 07.04.2006 passed by the High Court in the Writ Appeal Nos. 603 to 615 of 1997 and the Judgment dated 27.09.2006 passed in the Review Application Nos. 108 to 120 of 2006 in the Writ Appeal Nos. 603 to 615 of 1997, whereby the High Court had directed the Appellant Government/State to issue No Objection Certificates to the contesting Respondents before us. The Government of Tamil Nadu initiated land acquisition proceedings on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Housing Board to acquire 513.52 acres of land including the land in question, in and around Chennai, under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter 'the Act') for the purpose of Ambattur Neighborhood Housing Scheme. Notification under Section 4 of the Act was issued on 23.10.1975 and published on 12.11.1975, followed by the Declaration under Section 6 of the Act issued and published on 09.11.1978 and 10.11.1978 respectively.
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