( 1 ) HEARD the learned Counsel for the petitioners as well as the respondents. All the petitioners in these 3 writ petitions are similarly situated and as common contentions and common questions of law are involved, they are disposed of by a common order.

( 2 ) THE petitioners in W. P. No. 4702 of 1998 states that they are engaged in their respective business viz. , Sugarcane Juice, foot wear, clothing toys, Housiery, Cutlery, bangles, Chat Bandar, Readymade garments etc. , by erecting small kiosks in the open space on the road margins between the Charminar Police Station and apseb Office at Charminar. Some of the petitioners are doing their business on the road leading from Guljar House to charminar and they say that their business is not affecting free flow of traffic.

( 3 ) THE petitioners in W. P. No. 4073 of 1998 are also similarly situated petty vendors doing the business on the pavements and road margins.

( 4 ) THE petitioners in W. P. No. 13824 of 1998 states that they are very poor and engaged in the business of polishing of artificial ornaments.

( 5 ) ADMITTEDLY all the petitioners occupied the road margins and doing their temporary businesses obstructing