SURESHWAR THAKUR, LALIT BATRA
Imrat (Deceased) – Appellant
Versus
Commissioner Gurgaon Division, Gurgaon – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mr. Sureshwar Thakur, J.
Since both the writ petitions make a challenge to common thereto impugned orders of 01.06.2006 (Annexure P-13), and of 07.03.2006 (Annexure P-12) respectively passed by the Commissioner, and, by the Collector concerned, wherebys became quashed the assigning of a declaratory decree vis-a-vis the present petitioners by the Assistant Collector concerned, through the latter making Annexure P-11, besides when the contempt petition also arises from the orders passed in writ petitions (supra), therefore all the (supra), petitions are amenable to be decided through a common verdict.
2. For the sake of brevity, the facts are taken from CWP- 12493-2006.
Facts
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