S.K. Katriar, J.

The State of Bihar has preferred these four appeals under clause 10 of the Letters Patent of the High Court of Judicature at Patna, and are aggrieved by a common judgment dated 28.2.2005, passed by a learned single Judge of this Court, whereby the following writ petitions have been disposed of with certain directions to the Cane Commissioner, Bihar, Patna:-

(i) CWJC No. 15586 of 2004, giving rise to LPA No. 882 of 2005

(ii) CWJC NO.174 of 2005, giving rise to LPA No. 874 of 2005

(iii) CWJC No. 16311 of 2004, giving rise to LPA No. 873 of 2005; and

(iv) CWJC No. 343 of 2005, giving rise to LPA No. 815 of 2005

1.1 The learned single Judge has issued the following directions:-

"On hearing counsel for the parties and. the State Counsel and the Cane Commissioner, the Court deems it fit and proper to issue the following directions to be strictly adhered to in future for making reservations under Section 31 of the Act:

(1) The Cane Commissioner must follow the statutory calendar strictly and must ask for and receive the reservation proposals as provided under the statutory calendar.

(2) After holding meeting(s) and after hearing the parties on their respective proposals an