CHANDRAKANTARAJ URS, J.

( 1 ) THESE two Petitions are being disposed of by the following common order as they involve the same substantial question of law though the prayers in the two petitions are differently worded.

( 2 ) IN Writ Petition No. 16184 of 1979, the petitioner has prayed that this Court may issue a Writ or Direction or Order in the nature of a declaration declaring that Exhibit 'e', the Government order dated 22-2 1978, is illegal and unlawful. He has also prayed that a Writ of Prohibition may be issued to the Government prohibiting it from taking any action in respect of the petitioner, who is working under the third respondent in the first of the petitions, viz. , The Karnataka State co-operative Land Development Bank Ltd. , Bangalore (hereinafter referred 10 as 'the KSCLD bank' ). The other prayers are general prayers for consequential reliefs, if any. The prayer in Writ Petition No. 1452 of 1980 is to quash the Government Order dated 22-2-1978 produced at Exhibit 'g', which is the same as Exhibit 'e' in the other petition, There is also a prayer for a Writ of Prohibition prohibiting the respondents, including the KSCLD Bank, from taking any action pursuant to t

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