D S BATRA Vs. LAL CHAND SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) All the aforesaid appeals are from the various orders passed in Civil Contempt Petition No. 31 of 1996 and Civil Contempt Petition No. 1629 of 1996 and on the applications moved in the aforesaid contempt petitions. Both the above contempt cases were being heard together before the learned Single Judge. Thus similar questions of law and facts are involved in these appeals which are being decided by a common judgment with the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties. Contempt Appeal No. 7 of 1998 shall be the leading case.

(2.) FOR proper appreciation of the rival submission made by the learned Counsel for the parties in the aforesaid appeals. It is necessary to mention the disputes between the parties which were decided by this Court and by Hon'ble Supreme Court by different orders, the willful disobedience of which was alleged in Contempt Petition No. 31 of 1996 and 1629 of 1996.

(3.) AFTER the aforesaid order was passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the Corporation on 28.10.1991 retrenched the respondents from service which was challenged in writ petition No. 34989 of 1991 by Vinai Kumar Singh, Ajai Kumar Singh and Om Prakash Pandey. In this writ petition in interim order was passed on 13.1.1992 to the following effect : 'Issue notice. In the meanwhile the respondents are directed not to fill up any vacancy in the post of work supervisor/junior engineer existing or occurring hence forth in any of its projects without first considering the petitioners for appointment against such vacancies.'