S.B.Sinha, J.

1. Both these writ applications involving common question of fact and law were taken up for hearing together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. The fact of the matter lies in a very narrow compass.

3. In these writ applications the petitioners have questioned the orders passed by the District Magistrate, Patna (Respondent No. 4) whereby he directed the Bihar State Co-operative Marketing Union (hereinafter to be referred as Biscomaun) not to make any payment for seeds/gram seeds supplied by the petitioner till further orders.

4. The said orders are contained in Annexures-4 and 7 to the afore mentioned writ petitions respectively.

5. In or about August, 1984, tender notices were issued for supply of seeds/gram seeds for the Rabi crops for the year 1984-85. On 10-9-1984 the petitioners submitted their tenders and rates for supply of seeds of different qualities were finalised thereafter upon negotiation.

6. On or about 30-9-1984 the Deputy Managing Director of Biscomaun by its letter No. M 1320 and M 1327 placed orders to the petitioners of C.W.J.C. 9605 of 1989 for supply of three thousand quintals of certified Masur seeds as also two thousand