(1.) THE appellant/petitioner has assailed the order dated 28th April, 2000 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No. 1602 of 2000 to the extent of refusal to grant interim relief to the Appellant/ Petitioner. The said order passed by the learned Single Judge, reads as under : "rule. No interim relief. "
(2.) WE have heard Shri K. K. Singhwi, the learned Senior Counsel with Shri Naik and Shri Ghuge, for the appellant/petitioner and Shri T. K. Prabhakaran, learned Counsel for the respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Respondent No. 3 is not a necessary party and he is, therefore, directed to be deleted forthwith.
(3.) BY the consent of the parties the appeal was taken up for final hearing on 31st August, 2000. The factual matrix leading to this Letters Patent Appeal is required to be briefly stated, as under :