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20. We may note that an endeavour was made to invite our attention to a plethora of judgements but we see no reason to go into all these judgements. Apart from a docket explosion we have also case law explosion and on a click of a button case law on a particular point is available. We cannot permit indefinite oral hearings to go on and permit reference to each and every judgement which may arise on its own facts on a particular question of law. A judgement to be precedent and germane for the issue should either be laying down a general proposition of law apposite to the matter in issue or the facts must be so identical that the same is cited as a precedent to show a legal opinion formed by a court on identical facts. We may also note that we have the benefit of a recent pronouncement of the Supreme Court in Sooraram Pratap Reddy & Ors. Vs. District Collector, Ranga Reddy District & Ors. and other connected matters (2008) 9 SCC 552 where practically all aspects dealing with the acquisition proceedings under the said Act and as would be liable to be considered in the present matter have been discussed. Thus, a reference to this judgement itself would suffice.