V. Gopala Gowda, J.—The Petitioner has filed this Writ Petition seeking for issuance of Writ of Certiorari to quash the impugned order at Annexure-H passed by the 2nd Respondent dated 12.12.1997 and further sought for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to the 3rd Respondent to include Survey No. 95 for division before making a notification as contemplated in Rule (b) of 131(XII) of the Karnataka Forest Manual and in the connected Writ Petition No. 16896 of 1998, the Petitioner is seeking for quashing the impugned order at Annexure-J dated 26.05.1998 by issuing a Writ of Certiorari passed by the 3rd Respondent urging various legal contentions.

2. Both these matters pertaining to the same parties and in the Connected Writ Petition the order passed by the 3rd Respondent is challenged for the reason that the 3rd Respondent has rejected the application filed by the Petitioner with a direction to approach him after disposal of the Writ Petition filed by the Petitioner in the above referred Writ Petition. Hence, both the matters were heard together and pass the following common order.

3. The necessary brief facts of the case in respect of the first Writ Petition referred to above are state