MARKANDEYA KATJU, C. J.

( 1 ) THESE appeals have been filed against the impugned judgment dated 26. 9. 2005 delivered by the learned single judge in WP (C) Nos. 17960/2005, 14310/2005 and 17805/2005. Since all these appeals involve common questions of law and fact, we are disposing them of together.

( 2 ) THE writ petitioners had prayed for a mandamus directing the Government of NCT of Delhi through the commissioner of Excise to grant L-52 licences to the petitioners in terms of respondent s policy vide public notice dated 22. 11. 2004. They have also prayed for quashing of Condition No. 15 attached to the terms and conditions for grant of licence in form L-52 as per respondent s public notice for the year 2004-05.

( 3 ) IN WP (C) No. 17960/2005 titled S. P. Khanna v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi it is alleged in para 3 (a) of the writ petition that the respondent Government of NCT of delhi had issued a policy on 22. 11. 2004 for grant of L-52 licences in Delhi for retail vending of Indian Made foreign Liquor (IMFL)/beer in private sector for the year 2004-05 onwards and invited applications by public notice dated 22. 11. 2004 from the applicants who held the eligibility criteria as per s

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