1. Since in both the writ petitions, the petitioners have sought for one and the same relief namely, for quashing G.O.Ms.No.1/ Excise dated 22.02.2010 published in the Extraordinary Gazette No.8, dated 22.02.2010 they are being heard and disposed of by this common order.

2. W.P.No. 5556 of 2010 is filed under the garb of public interest litigation seeking for the issue of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the entire records in respect of G.O.Ms.No.1/ Excise Dated 22.02.2010 on the file of the third respondent, which was published in the Puducherry Gazette and quash the same and consequently direct the respondent not to issue fresh licenses to IFML in future.

3. W.P.No. 5720 of 2010 has been filed by the petitioner-association called ‘The Pondicherry F.L.II Wine Merchants Association’ seeking for the issue of a Writ of Certiorari calling for the entire records pertaining to the order passed in G.O.Ms.No.1/ Excise dated 22.02.2010 published in the Extraordinary Gazette No.8, dated 22.02.2010 on the file of the second respondent and quash the same.

4. The case of the petitioner in W.P.No. 5556 of 2010 is that the petitioner is the founder of Perunthalaivar Kamar