JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Mohammad Akram, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Roopak Chaubey, learned AGA for State-respondents.

2. On oral request of learned counsel for the petitioners, Superintendent of Police, Bijnor is allowed to be impleaded as respondent No. 3 in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition Nos. 5439 of 2021 and 5521 of 2021 writ petitions. Necessary correction be carried out in the array of parties during course of the day.

3. Notice on behalf of respondent No. 3 has been accepted by the learned AGA.

4. All the above noted writ petitions involving challenge to the similar notices dated 5.10.2020 issued by Additional District Magistrate (Administration), Bijnor, under Section 3 (1) of U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act of 1970').

5. Since the facts and controversy involved in all the above writ petitions are similar, therefore, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, all these writ petitions are being finally decided together, treating Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 5477 of 2021 as leading writ petition and facts therein are being noted.

6. The leading writ petition was heard on 17.8.2021, 18.8.2021, 19.8.2021 and 25.8.2021