(1.) Heard learned advocates for the respective parties. Perused the record.
(2.) In both these petitions, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have prayed for a direction to treat the applications of the petitioners as valid applications as per the new policy dtd. 3/10/2018 and decide the same as per new policy at par with the other applications of the applicants covered in Misc. Civil Application Nos.905-914 of 2018 in Special Civil Application Nos.203397-20406 of 2017.
(3.) Mr. Rohan L. Shah, learned advocate for the petitioners would draw the Court's attention to an order passed by the Division Bench of this Court in a group of applications filed under the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act , 1971. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, applications were disposed of with a direction to the respondents to treat the applications already filed by the applicants as valid applications as per new policy dtd. 3/10/2018 and disposed of the said applications with a direction to decide the same within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the order. Mr. Rohan L. Shah, learned advocate for the petitioners would want a similar relief and direction as given by the Division Bench of this Court in Misc. Civil Application Nos.905 of 2018 and allied matters.