( 1 ) THESE two appeals were heard one after another.

( 2 ) THESE two appeals are from the judgment and order of Mitra, J. dated 2 August, 1966.

( 3 ) IN appeal No. 28 of 1968 the appellant is Bikash Chatterjee and in appeal No. 37 of 1967 the appellants are Director General of Health Services. Director, Central Drugs Laboratory and the Union of India. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is the respondent in both the appeals. For the sake of brevity the appellants in appeal No. 37 of 1967 will be referred to as the Drugs Laboratory and the respondent Council of Scientific and Industrial Research will be referred to as the Council, and the appellant in appeal No. 28 of 1968 will be referred to as Chatterjee.

( 4 ) CHATTERJEE filed an application under Article 226 of the Constitution for a writ in the nature of Certiorari calling upon the respondents to show cause as to why the orders dated 18 July. 1963, 30 July. 1963. 3 August. 1963 and 9 August, 1963 should not be quashed and why a writ of Mandamus should not go to cancel the said orders and why the Drugs Laboratory would not cancel the orders dated 30 July. 1963 and 9 August, 1963 directing Chatterjee to