ORDER :

P. Krishna Bhat, J.

1. These petitions are filed under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, calling in question the legality and validity of the orders dated 28.05.2018 passed in Execution Petition Nos. 22/2018, 24/2018, 26/2018 and 70/2016 by the learned Principal Civil Judge and I Additional JMFC, Ranebennur, returning the Execution Petitions filed by the petitioner herein (common in all CRPs) for want of jurisdiction.

2. There is no dispute about the fact that petitioner herein is a Foreman within the meaning of sub-Section (j) to Section 2 of the Chit Funds Act, 1982 (for short, hereinafter referred to as the Act). The petitioner initiated proceedings under Section 64 of the Act for holding arbitration for the purpose of recovery of amounts due from the respondent No. 1 who was the subscriber to the chit and respondent No. 2 who was the surety for the transaction. The nominee of the competent authority namely the Registrar, entered upon arbitration of the dispute and passed the awards dated 02.02.2018 directing the respondents herein to pay amount of Rs. 80,994/- in CRP No. 100053/2018, Rs. 1,22,563/- in CRP No. 100054/2018, Rs. 1,45,648/- in CRP No. 100055/20