ORDER :

SHIVAJI PANDEY, J.

1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the respective parties.

2. All these Letters Patent Appeals are arising from the common order passed in different writ petitions as well as review applications and in all the appeals limitation petitions have been filed for condonation of delay in filing the respective appeals. The Food Corporation of India (hereinafter mentioned as “the F.C.I.”) filed the appeals against the judgment and order passed in three writ petitions as well as against the orders passed in the three review applications. Similarly, the Union of India has also filed appeals against the order passed in the three writ petitions as well as against the order passed in three review applications. Altogether 12 appeals have been filed by the Food Corporation of India as well as the Union of India.

3. In all the cases, the matter relates to refund of amount of supply of levy sugar for the period 1995-96, which has been turned down by the Food Corporation of India with the simple excuse that they would be taken up after the disposal of the Special Leave Petition preferred by the F.C.I. against the judgment and order passed in L.P.A. No. 380 of 2002.

4. While