1. These two writ petitions involving common questions and based on similar facts have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment and order. In both the writ petitions the petitioners, who at the relevant time were the Chairman and the Secretary-cum-manager of the Co-operative Societies concerned, have challenged the award passed by the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies under Sec. 48 of the Bihar Co-operative Societies Act making the petitioners liable for payment of the dues claimed by Nalanda District Central Co-operative Bank (respondent No. 2 herein). The order of the Assistant Registrar has been upheld in appeal and revision preferred under the Act. The amount awarded to respondent No. 2 Bank is sought to be realised by way of arrears of land revenue and accordingly certificate cases have been initiated against the petitioners. The petitioners have, therefore, impugned the orders passed by the authorities under the Act, which are Annexures 6, 7 and 8 in both the writ petitions. They have also prayed for quashing of the entire proceeding of the certificate cases initiated against them.

2. The representative facts are taken from C.W.J