JUDGMENT

Arijit Pasayat, J.—Challenge in these appeals is to the common judgment rendered by a Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court permitting the respondent No. 1 to participate in the proceedings before learned Single Judge, pursuant to the order of remand passed.

2. Factual background in a nutshell is as follows :

Several writ petitions were filed by the appellants praying for a declaration that the writ petitioners shall be deemed to have been granted licenses for carrying on business in video games at premises in question and for appropriate direction to the respondents in the writ petitions not to interfere in their business relating to video games.

3. Learned Single Judge held that in the fact situation it shall be deemed that licenses have been granted. Under the provisions of Licensing and Controlling of Place of Public Amusement (Bangalore City) Order, 1989 (in short the ‘Order’). Stand of the appellants was that they had filed applications which were not considered within the time prescribed under sub clause (7) of Clause 4 of the Order and hence it shall be deemed that licences have been granted in terms of sub clause (8) of Clause 4. It is to be noted that a petition