ORDER

Per: RANJANA SHAHI, JUDICIAL MEMBER

At the request of learned counsels for the parties, O.A. No. 152/2024, O.A. No. 278/2024, O.A. No. 378/2024, O.A. No. 439/2024, O.A. No. 440/2024, O.A. No. 467/2024, O.A. No. 468/2024, O.A. No. 514/2024, O.A. No. 515/2024, O.A. No. 646/2024, O.A. No. 657/2024, O.A. No. 688/2024, O.A. No. 700/2024, O.A. No. 51/2025, O.A. No. 55/2025, O.A. No. 74/2025, O.A. No. 75/2025, O.A. No. 76/2025, O.A. No. 77/2025, O.A. No. 78/2025, O.A. No. 79/2025, O.A. No. 147/2025, O.A. No. 152/2025, O.A. No. 244/2025, O.A. No. 245/2025, O.A. No. 246/2025, O.A. No. 284/2025, O.A. No. 321/2025, O.A. No. 373/2025, O.A. No. 374/2025, O.A. No. 451/2025, O.A. No. 452/2025, O.A. No. 453/2025, O.A. No. 454/2025, O.A. No. 524/2025, O.A. No. 559/2025, O.A. No. 582/2025, O.A. No. 608/2025, O.A. No. 637/2025, O.A. No. 654/2025, O.A. No. 657/2025, O.A. No. 663/2025, O.A. No. 664/2025, O.A. No. 686/2025, O.A. No. 687/2025, O.A. No. 688/2025, O.A. No. 690/2025 and O.A. No. 703/2025 are taken up together for disposal as common question of law and facts is involved in the aforesaid matters/OAs.

2. The present batch of Original Applications have been filed by the applicants seeking ap