(1.) Leave granted.
(2.) This appeal arises out of a Writ Petition (Writ Petition No. 500 of 1998) filed by the respondents [hereinafter referred to as 'the petitioners'] in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench. In the said Writ Petition the petitioners have prayed for the following reliefs:-
(3.) The said Writ Petition was heard by a learned single Judge of the High Court who, on April 3, 1998, passed the following order:-