Antony Dominic, J.

These Writ Appeals are filed by the respondents in W.P. (C).25042/l 1 and connected cases (2013 (1) KLT277), which were disposed of by a common judgment rendered on 14.11.2012.

2. The Chief Electrical Inspector issued two circulars, on 18.8.2011 and on 19.8.2011. These circulars are almost identically worded and are addressed to the Deputy Chief Electrical Inspectors, Electrical Inspectors, Technical Officers in the office of the Chief Electrical Inspector and to the President of A class Electrical Contractors' Association. The relevant part of these circulars reads thus:

"The generating sets should not be allowed to be installed above ground floor or below first basement level of building. There shall be provision of separate direct escape and entry into these areas from outside in case of fire.

All officers should be intimated this to all contractors/clients who have already been got scheme approval from our department and to re - locate the generator sets in the ground floor itself'.

3. In the Writ Petitions that were filed, the circulars were challenged mainly on the ground that the Chief Electrical Inspector did not have the jurisdiction to issue the ci