COMMON ORDER:

In all these writ petitions, the petitioners are seeking writs of mandamus declaring the respective G.Os. i.e., G.O.Ms.Nos.28, 29, 30 & 31, dated 09.12.2022 and G.O.Ms.No.15 dated 02.03.2022, issued by the Minority Welfare (ESTT-I) Department, appointing the unofficial respondents in the respective writ petitions as Government Kazis to the respective zones of Hyderabad District, as illegal, arbitrary, malafide and in violation of principles of natural justice and also contrary to the provisions of the Kazis Act of 1880 and consequently to set aside the same in the interest of justice and equity and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon(cid:146)ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances in the case.

2. Brief facts leading to the filing of all these writ petitions are that the petitioners were already appointed as Kazis or Naib Kazis under Section 2 of the Kazi(cid:146)s Act, 1880, for their respective specified areas and are continuing as Government Kazis and have appointed Naib Kazi(cid:146)s under them for certain areas and are performing Muslim Marriages as per Muslim Law. The grievance of the writ petitioners is that the official respondents have