Heard Mr. B.B. Sinha, advocate appearing for the petitioner in both the cases.

2. Heard Mr. Prabhash Kumar Advocate appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos. 4 to 7 in both the cases.

3. Heard Mr. Sarvendra Kumar J.C. to S.C. (L&C) appearing on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 to 4 in both the cases.

4. These two writ petitions have been filed by the petitioner challenging the entire certificate proceeding being Certificate Case Nos. 1/F and 2/F of 1985-86 including orders disposing of the objection filed by the writ petitioner under Section 9 of Bihar and Orissa Public Demand Recovery Act, 1914 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) dated 5.4.2005 and 7.4.2005 respectively.

WPC No. 541/2007 relates to Certificate Case No. 1/F of 1985-86 in which order dated 5.4.2005 has been passed and WPC No. 510 of 2007 relates to Certificate Case No. 2/F of 1985-86 in which order dated 7.4.2005 has been passed.

The petitioner has also challenged the appellate orders both dated 20.10.2006 passed in certificate appeal Nos. 1 and 2 of 2005-06 whereby the appeals relating to the aforesaid two certificate cases have been dismissed on account of non-deposit of the mandatory pre-deposit amount of 40% of t