1. In all these petitions, the individual petitioners are identically placed. The respondent/Municipal Corporation of the City of Jalgaon is a common respondent. By consent of the parties, all these petitions are heard together as an identical issue is involved.

2. Identical prayers have been put forth by these petitioners who are said to be occupying the shops in the Mahatma Phule Market on the first floor. Since identical prayers have been put forth, it would be apposite to reproduce prayer clause "A" and "B" as under:

“A. This honourable High Court be pleased to quash and set aside the order dated 20th of January 2018 by the learned Deputy Municipal Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of the city of Jalgaon.

B. During the pendency of this petition, this honourable High Court be pleased to stay the operation of the order dated 20th January 2018 by the learned Deputy Municipal Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of the city of Jalgaon.”

3. I have considered the strenuous submissions of the learned Advocates for the petitioners and the respondent/Corporation.

4. The petitioner has placed reliance upon the judgment delivered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the matte