, J.

1. These 23 matters are indeed an assortment having common axis in Letters Patent-Appeal No.402of 1988 which has arisen from a judgment rendered by M. R. Agnihotri, J. , a learned Judge of this Court, in C. W. P. No.1903 of 1987 (Ashok Kumar Sehgal V/s. The Punjab State Electricity Board) decided on January 25, 1988. The Division Bench hearing L. P. A. No.402 of 1988 referred it to be heard by a Full Bench. And the other matters were tagged therewith to be heard by the Full Bench. This is how these matters have been placed before us.

2. At the very outset, we would venture to arrange these matters for facility of disposal in the following categories : (1) LPA NO.402 of 1988 itself. This Letters Patent Appeal has been preferred by the Punjab State Electricity Board (hereafter referred to as the Board) against the judgment and order passed in C. W. P, No.1903 of 1987 decided on January 25, 1988. (2) Matters directly connected with LPA No.402 of 1988. These are LPA Nos.403 to 411 of 1988 and LPA No.309 of 1988 which have been preferred by the Board against the common judgment and order as passed in C. W. P. Nos.497, 1440, 1716, 1806, 1812, 1942, 2476, 2609 and 3145 of 198