1. These 2 (two) intra Court appeals arise out of the common judgement and order dated 04/05/2018 passed by the learned Single Judge disposing of 2(two) writ petitions, viz. WP(C) No. 5896/2017 and WP(C) No. 5902/2017 preferred by the present appellants as writ petitioners. Writ Appeal No. 23/2019 arises out of the judgement and order passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No. 5896/2017 whereas Writ Appeal No. 25/2019 arises out of the order dated 04/05/2018 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No. 5902/2017. Since common questions of law and facts are involved in both the writ appeals, hence, we propose to dispose of the same by this common judgement and order.

2. The essential facts, necessary for disposal of the writ appeals, are briefly narrated herein below:-

(i) The appellant no.1 is a Private Limited Company having its registered office at No. 32 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata in the State of West Bengal and appellant No. 2, viz. Seleng Tea Estate, is a Tea Garden situated at Jorhat, in the State of Assam. The appellant no 2 Tea Estate, which is engaged in manufacturing black tea, is presently being run and managed by the appellant no.1. As per the provisions of “