ORDER

1. These appeals have been filed against the judgment of the Orissa High Court dated 8-10-2004 passed in Writ Petitions Nos. 7230 and 2551 of 2003. The facts of the case are mentioned in the impugned judgment of the High Court in great detail and we need not refer to the same except where necessary.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

3. It appears that there was an agreement to sell in favour of Respondent 1 herein, Jagdish Rai Puri and for specific performance of the same, a suit was filed which was decreed by the High Court in First Appeal No. 348 of a 1984 on 30-8-1994. In that judgment, it was mentioned that the plaintiff's suit for specific performance of contract of sale is decreed and for executing the sale deed, the defendant will seek permission from the State Government, as such permission was required as it was a government land. The land had been granted to Respondent 2 herein who entered into an agreement to sell the land to Respondent 1 in these appeals. From a perusal of the record, it appears that the said permission was refused by the State Government by its Order dated 23-5-2003. Against that order, a writ petition was filed which