S.S. SARON, J.

1. This order will dispose of the above two petitions, i.e. CWP No. 6715 of 2012 titled Jagmohan Singh Bhatti v. Union of India and CWP No. 10167 of 2012 titled H.C. Arora v. State of Punjab, as the petitioners in both the petitions seek the same relief of quashing the appointments of the private respondents in the respective petitions as Chief Parliamentary Secretaries in the State of Punjab.

2. Mr. Jagmohan Singh Bhatti, Advocate - the petitioner in CWP No. 6715 of 2012 seeks a writ in the nature of quo warranto declaring the posts of Chief Parliamentary Secretaries held by respondents No. 6 to 26 in his petition to be illegal, unconstitutional and contrary to; besides, being in utter disregard to the Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act, 2003 to the Constitution of India and for quashing their appointments as such being illegal, unconstitutional, arbitrary and under undue influence of the respondents in the eyes of law. A further prayer has been made for issuance of a writ in the nature of prohibition restraining the Finance Department of the State of Punjab not to bear the expenses of the said illegal appointees which are in violation of the Constitu