B VEERAPPA, J.

1. All these writ petitions are filed by the defendant against the Order dated 17th January, 2019 on I.A.5/2018 rejecting the application to recall the order dated 10.8.2018 and directing the defendant to pay the Court fee as directed on 3rd August, 2017; and the Order dated 17th January, 2019 on I.A.6/2018 allowing the application to recall the order dated 10th August, 2018 in so far as it pertains to hearing of additional issue No.1 regarding maintainability of the suits as a preliminary issue in O.S.Nos. 3997/2012 and connected suits (O.S.Nos. 5003/2012, 5005/2012, 5432/2012, 5433/2012, 5434/2012, 5435/2012 and 5458/2012).

I - FACTS OF THE CASE

2. The respondents, who are plaintiffs filed suits for ejectment against the present petitioner-defendant for vacating and delivering vacant physical possession of the suit "B" schedule property to them and to direct the defendant to pay a sum of Rs.1,40,000/- per month at such rate which the Court is pleased to determine, as damages, mesne profits to them from the date of the suits till the defendant hands over the vacant physical possession of the schedule 'B' property to the plaintiffs and to determine the mesne p