ORDER :

R. Subbiah, J.

1. Both these writ petitions are filed assailing the common order dated 05.02.2016 passed by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board, (IPAB) Chennai (in short 'Board') in various Original Applications.

2. W.P. No. 5798 of 2016 is filed questioning the validity and/or correctness of the Order passed by the first respondent-Board on 05.02.2016 in OA/5/2014/GI/CH and M.P. No. 9/2014 in OA/5/2014/GI/CH, seeking to quash the said order dated 05.02.2016 and to direct the third respondent to conduct a de novo hearing of the matter.

3. WP No. 9564 of 2016 has been filed praying to quash the order dated 05.02.2016 passed by the first respondent-Board in OA/6/2014/GI/CH and M.P. Nos. 10 and 11/2014 in OA/6/2014/GI/CH and to issue a consequential direction directing the third respondent to cancel the Geographical Indication on 'Basmati Rice' registered as Geographical Indication No. 145, vide Certificate No. 238, dated 15th February 2015 and to conduct a de novo enquiry in the matter.

4. The learned counsel on either side advanced common arguments in both these writ pe