(1.) All the above Original Applications, having common facts and relief(s), are being disposed of by a common Order. The applicants in all the above OAs except O.A. No. 1714 of 2012 have also moved Misc. Applications under Rule 4(5)(a) of C.A.T. (Procedure) Rules, 1987 for permission to pursue the O.A. jointly. In the interest of justice, these Misc. Applications filed in respective OAs are allowed, as prayed and, the applicants are permitted to pursue their case jointly.
(2.) With the consent of parties counsel, O.A. No. 1672 of 2012 has been made leading case for the sake of convenience.
(3.) In O.A. No. 1672 of 2012, O.A. No. 1688 of 2012, O.A. 1776 of 2012, O.A. No. 10 of 2013 and O.A. No. 188 of 2013, following relief(s) have been prayed by the applicants: