ORDER :

With the consent of all the learned counsel both these Writ Petitions were taken up for hearing since the issues of fact and law are common.

2. Sri Vedula Venkata Ramana, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner advanced the arguments in W.P.No.22804 of 2013, to which a reply was given by the learned Government Pleader for Industries and Commerce appearing for the 3rd respondent, the learned Deputy Solicitor General appearing for the 1st respondent, Sri K. Harinarayana, learned counsel appearing for the 4th respondent.

3. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the prayer in the writ petition is as follows :

“….to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring that the action of the respondents 1 and 2 in not returning the bank guarantee that was submitted by the petitioner along with the industrial entrepreneur memorandum relating to the proposed establishment of new sugar factory at Mundlamuru Village and Mandal, Prakasham District is arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 to forbear from encashment of the bank guarantee and further direct them to return the said bank guarantee i.e., BG.No.8654IPEBG090