JUDGMENT

Dr. AR. Lakshmanan, J. —

Civil Appeal No. 1727 of 2005

This appeal was filed by the Employees State Insurance Corporation (in short the "ESIC") against the final judgment and order dated 11.05.2004 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in C.M.W.P No. 6920 of 1986. The High Court disposed off the writ petition with certain directions which are in challenge in this appeal by the ESIC.

C.A. No. 3002/2006 @ SLP (C) NO. 18215 OF 2004

Leave granted.

2. This appeal was filed by the ESIC against the final judgment and order dated 11.05.2004 passed by the said Court in C.M.W.P No. 27607 of 1998 which was disposed off by the High Court with certain directions which are in challenge in this appeal.

C.A. No. 3003/2006 @ SLP (C) NO. 4202 OF 2005

Leave granted.

3. This appeal was filed by the ESIC against the final judgment and order dated 16.09.2004 passed by the said Court in C.M.W.P No. 32843 of 1997 which was disposed off by the High Court with certain directions as covered by the earlier decision in C.M.W.P. No. 6920 of 1986.

4. Since parties to the above three appeals and the question of law to be decided are the same, by consent of parties, all the three matters were