JUDGMENT :

Chitta Ranjan Dash, J.

1. As both these appeals arise out of a common Judgement passed in two writ petitions, both the appeals are disposed of by this common Judgement.

2. Before adverting to the facts of the case it is beneficial to mention here that no affidavit had been filed on behalf of the State (present appellant in both the appeals) in either of the two writ petitions. Learned Counsel appearing for the State before the Hon’ble Single Judge had agreed for disposal of the two writ petitions without affidavits being filed on the ground that arguments have to be advanced on question of law only.

3. A compendium of facts relevant for disposal of these appeals is as follows:

Approximately 16.95 acres of land was leased out in favour of Pfizer India Limited in the year 1989 and the lease deed was executed on 04.01.1989. The tenure of the said lease was 999 years as specified in Clause 1 of the lease deed (Annexure P1) in writ petition no. 24788 (W) of 2010. The unit owned by original lessee Pfizer India Limited with the land and structure standing thereon was transferred to Dabur India Limited on 07.05.1996. Subsequently, through a process of demerger the Pharmaceutical