M. KATJU AND B. S. CHAUHAN, JJ.

( 1 ) THIS Writ Petition No. 32974 of 1991 and Writ Petition No. 22439 of 1992 are being disposed of by a common judgment. Writ Petition No. 32974 of 1991 has prayed for writ of certiorari to quash the order dated 4-11 -1991 Annexure-3 to the petition and for a mandamus restraining the respondents from interfering with the right of the petitioner of collecting the fee over the Shastri bridge and for a mandamus directing the respondents to accept the contract in favour of the petitioner of realising the fee over Shastri Bridge in respect of auction dated 29-10-1991 for the period 1991-94.

( 2 ) WE have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel We have also perused the two orders of the Honble Supreme Court communicated through a letter of the assistant Registrar, Supreme Court of India to the Registrar of this Court vide letter dated 22-4-1996. These orders have been passed in S. L. P. No. 9835 of 1994 State of U. P. and Ors. v. Upadhyaya and Company, on 14-7-1994 and on 22-4-1996. The Supreme Court has expressed its shock over certain interim orders passed by this Court in these writ petitions.

( 3 ) THE facts of the case

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