( 1 ) THESE two Civil Revision Petitions arising out of a common order in two interlocutory applications in O. S. No. 647 of 1996 on the file of the Court of the V Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad are heard together and decided by this common order:

( 2 ) THE defendant, who is the petitioner in the said two Interlocutory applications, is the Petitioner in both the Revision Petitions. For the sake of convenience the parties shall be referred as they were arrayed in the suit.

( 3 ) THE facts which are not in dispute are as follows;the plaintiff who is the respondent herein filed OS No. 674 of 1996 as a summary suit for recovery of Rs. 18,46,813. 36 Ps alleged to be due from the defendant. The defendant filed I. A. No. 1139 of 1996 seeking leave to defend the suit. The said application was allowed by order dated 4-11-1997 subject to the condition of depositing Rs. 6,80,741. 42 Ps within six weeks. Aggrieved by the said order the defendant filed CRP No. 349 of 1998 but the same was dismissed on 19-6-1998 directing the defendant to deposit the amount within sixty days. However, the defendant failed to deposit the amount within the time granted and consequentl