1. Heard Mr. A.D. Choudhury, learned counsel for the writ petitioner in WP (C) No. 5693/2015 and WP (C) No. 4214/2015 and Mr. M. Choudhury, learned counsel for the writ petitioner in WP (C) No. 19/2016. Also heard Mr. K.N. Choudhury, learned senior counsel, appearing for respondent no. 11 in WP (C) No. 5693/2015 and WP (C) No. 4214/2015 and also for respondent no. 7 in WP (C) No. 19/2016. Mr. R.K. Bora and Mr. P.K. Bora, learned standing counsel, Forest, appearing for respondent Nos. 4, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 in WP (C) No. 5693/2015 and WP (C) No. 4214/2015 and also for respondent Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 in WP (C) No. 19/2016 as well as Mr. S.C. Keyal, learned Assistant Solicitor General of India, appearing for respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in WP (C) No. 5693/2015 and WP (C) No. 4214/2015 and also for respondent Nos. 1 and 2 in WP (C) No. 19/2016 are also heard.

2. WP (C) No. 5693/2015 and WP (C) No. 19/2016 raise identical questions of law and facts and reliefs claimed are also similar. WP (C) No. 4214/2015 was earlier filed by the petitioner in WP (C) No. 5693/2015. However, because of subsequent developments, WP (C) No. 5693/2015 was filed and at the very outset, learned cou