(1.) Heard Sri Ramesh Pundir, Advocate for petitioners and Sri Kamal Singh Yadav, Additional Advocate General assisted by Sri R.C. Yadav, learned Standing Counsel for respondents.
(2.) Sri O.P. Verma, Additional District Magistrate, Saharanpur is present pursuant to this Court's order dated 08.08.2014.
(3.) These writ petitions could have been avoided if respondents and, in particular, respondent no. 2 would have acted with an eye on rule of law instead of indiscreet, arbitrary and unsubstantiated discretion.