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[ WP(C) 33231/2018 ,WP(C).1824/2018 ,WP(C).11585/2018 ,WP(C).20193/2018 ,WP(C).21595/2018 ,WP(C).24482/2018 ,WP(C).25170/2018 ,WP(C).29183/2018 ]

Heard Sri Bechu Kurian, the learned Senior Counsel and Sri M.Ajay, Sri Bhagavat Singh, Dr.Sebastian Champappilly the learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. N.Venkitaraman, the learned Senior Counsel for the respondents.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the parties, keeping in view the similarity of writ prayers in this batch of writ petitions, have treated WP(C) Nos.33231, 29183, 24482, 25170 and 1824 of 2018 as the lead Writ Petitions, referred to the pleadings and documents in these writ petitions and canvassed their respective prayers. The learned counsel Sri Bechu Kurian, appearing for the petitioner in WPC No.33231 of 2018, Mr.M.Ajay, Mr.Bhagavath Singh and Dr.Sebastian Champappilly, the learned counsel for the petitioner in WPC No.29183 of 2018 and other two cases have made detailed arguments, and the other counsel appearing in companion writ petitions have adopted their arguments. The counsel have further stated that the consideration and reference to pleadings in the writ petitions referred supra would be su