( 1 ) THE order of a Civil Judge dated 20/1/2001 has been assailed in this revision petition by the defendant whose application for consolidation of four civil suits which were being litigated between the parties, was dismissed.

( 2 ) FOLLOWING four civil suits are pending inter se parties. Three of them were filed by Ram Saroop, Sharma, predecessor-in-interest of the respondent and the fourth was filed by the petitioner. Civil suit no. 269/4990 was filed by the predecessor-in-interest of respondents for recovery of damages for use and occupation of the premises from the petitioner. Evidence in this petition concluded and the case was fixed for final argument in 1995. Thereafter an application for additional evidence was filed, by the petitioner which had been allowed and the case is now pending for recording of additional evidence. Suit No. 355/1995 was also filed by the predecessor-in-interest of respondents for recovery of possession of the suit premises from the petitioner. Issues have been framed in this case on 13/10/1999 and now it is at the stage of recording of the evidence of the respondents. Suit No. 69/1999 was again filed by the predecessor-in-interest