In all the writ petitions the petitioners have sought for issue of writs in the nature of prohibition exhibiting the respondents from proceeding further or dealing with or adjudicating the matter with regard to the respective show cause notices issued to the petitioners and to pass such other orders as this Court deems fit on the facts and circumstances of the cases.

2.The facts leading to these writ petitions are almost similar and the counter affidavits filed by the respondents are also similar touching the questions of law except stating the nature of the disputes in different writ petitions such as the rate of duty and the applicability of exemption notification, classification disputes, wrong availment of 'MODVAT' credit and brand name issue. In this view it is enough to set out the facts in W.P. No. 6709 of 1994 and the substances of the counter affidavits filed by the respondents indicating their stand for the purpose of disposal of these writ petitions.

3.In Writ Petition No. 6709 of 1994 the petitioner has sought for a Writ of Prohibition to restrain the respondents 2 and 3 from taking any further proceedings pursuant to the show cause notice OC. 54/93 dated 11-0