ORDER :

In S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.7436/2019, 1858/2018, 3087/2018, 3990/2018, 5160/2019, 7393/2019, 7405/2019 & 7408/2019.

1. For the sake of convenience and looking into the commonality of the issues raised, the present petitions are being decided, while treating D.B. Civil Writ Petition No.7436/2019 as a lead case:-

1.1. The reliefs claimed, in sum and substance, read as follows:

"A. By an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, Notices dated 3-11-2017 (Annex.7) issued by the respondent no.2 & Order dated 8.12-2017 (Annex.10) passed by the respondent no.1 may kindly be quashed & set aside and accordingly the respondents may kindly be directed to exoneate the petitioners from all the proceedings and further to drop them qua petitioners as has been shown to be initiated in Notices dated 3-11-2017.

B. That the heavy cost may kindly be imposed upon the Respondents for violating the statutory provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

C. Any other order or direction, which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, may kindly be passed in favour of the petitioners.

D. The cost of the writ petition may kindly be awarded in favour of the petitioners."

2.