Sarwar Ali, J.

These writ applications have been heard one after the other and are being disposed of by a common JUDGMENT :. In all these writ applications the petitioners pray for quashing of the ORDER :s of suspension which are Annexure-1 in all the three applications. All these ORDER :s have been passed on 18.8.1977.

2. The department of the Agriculture of the State maintains farms at different places for seed production. Two of such farms are at Piprakothi and Musahari. The farms are under the management and supervision of Junior Assistant Agronomist. The Regional Director of Agriculture Research Institute, Dholl, (Muzaffarpur) had over all control over the farms and the officers concerned. In the year 1969-70 the total production of potatoes in the two farms aforesaid was 1177.40 quintals and 769.60 quintals respectively. For safe storage of these potatoes tenders were invited firm different Cold Storages. M/s Himalaya Ice and Cold Storage Muzaffarpur, was one of the tenders. Its tender having been accepted potatoes were stored in the said cold storage. It may be stated that Sri Jugal Kishore Banka was the proprietor of the said firm. For reasons which need not be disc