Challa Kodanda Ram, J.

1. These two writ petitions involve principally same question of law and arising from the same set of facts. The petitioner in W.P. No. 30105 of 2016, is also the Proprietrix of the concern in W.P. No. 1508 of 2017. Sri Kalahastheeswara Swamy Vari Devasthanam, Sri Kalahasthi (hereinafter referred to as "Temple") for convenience sake. In W.P. No. 30105 of 2016, circular dated 10.03.2016, in stipulating the earnest money deposit as 10% of the value of the goods to be procured by the temples under its administrative control, is questioned apart from the tender notification dated 14.8.2016. The yet another relief claimed is also to declare that the 5th respondent in W.P. No. 30105 of 2016, is not competent to hold the post of Executive Officer of the temple. W.P. No. 1508 of 2017 is filed by a propriety concern, represented by its Proprietor questioning tender notification dated 04.01.2017. It may be noted that the petitioner in W.P. No. 30105 of 2016, is the proprietor of the petitioner in W.P. No. 1508 of 2017. In both the writ petitions, the common question is the reasonableness of the fixation of earnest money deposit as 10% of the tender value and whet