Arun Mishra, J.

1. This order shall also decide the bunch of Writ Petitions i.e. W.P. Nos. : 2591/2000 (Raj Kumar Singh v. State of M.P. and Ors.); 2603/2000 (Firoz Khan v. State of M.P. and Ors.); 2639/2000 (Kanker Roadways and Ors. v. State of M.P. and Ors.) ; 2674/2000 (Damodar Prasad Asati v. State of M.P. and Ors.) ; 2728/2000 (Smt. Manju Sahu v. State of M.P. and Ors.) ; 2729/2000 (Hardeo Motor Transport Company v. State of M.P. and Ors.) ; 2730/2000 (Kailash Narayan Rai and Ors. v. State of M.P. and Ors.) ; 2741/2000 (Mahendra Kumar Jain and Ors. v. State of M.P. and Ors.) ; 2792/2000 (Ajinkya Air Bus Service v. State of M.P. and Ors.); 2846/2000 (Gajraj Singh Chouhan v. State of M.P. and Ors.); 2858/2000 (Smt. Sushila v. State of M.P. and Ors.); 2869/2000 (Amrik Singh Sidhu v. State of M.P. and Ors.); 2870/2000 (Sanjay Kumar Chourasia v. State of M.P. and Ors.); 2945/2000 (Ajay Kumar Jaiswal v. State of M.P. and Ors.); 2988/2000 (Jaiprakash Sharma v. State of M.P. and Ors.); 3016/2000 (Durga Bus Service v. State of M.P. and Ors.); 3034/2000 (Vinod Kumar Sood v. State of M.P. and Ors.); 3064/2000 (Mohd. Hasan Khan and Ors. v. State of M.P. and Ors.); 3094/2000 (Raju Prad