(1.) THESE two second appeals are being disposed of by a Common Judgment.
(2.) ON 30. 10. 1998, these two second appeals are admitted on the strength of the substantial questions of law raised in Ground no. 3 of the Memorandum of Grounds in the respective second appeals. The said substantial questions of law shown in Ground nos. 3 (a) and (b) are as hereunder:
(3.) HEARD Smt. Rekha Prasad, counsel representing the appellant and Sri t. S. Anand, the Counsel representing the respondents.