GUWAHATI, India, Aug. 25 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on July 25:

1. Heard Mr. KN Choudhury, the learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Mr. RM Deka, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. I have also heard Mr. B Gogoi, the learned Additional Advocate General, Assam as well as the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent PWD.

2. Taking into account that the issues involved in the batch of four writ petitions are similar and there is an urgency expressed in the matter, the instant batch of writ petitions are being taken up together at the motion stage itself for disposal by this common order.

3. The Chief Engineer, Public Works Roads Department, Chandmari, Guwahati, who is the respondent No.2 in th...