- (1.)Leave granted in the special leave petitions.
(2.)This order shall dispose of C.A. No. 12515 of 1996, C.A. Nos. 13370-13371/1996 and C.A. Nos. 2238-42 of 2002 (arising out of S.L.P. (C) Nos. 21304-21308 of 1996) as common question of law and facts are involved in these appeals. The facts of Civil Appeal Nos. 1552-1554 of 2000 being different would be referred to in the later part of this judgment.
(3.)For the disposal of Civil Appeal No. 12515 of 1996, Civil Appeals Nos. 13370-71 of 1996 and C.A. Nos. 2238-2242 of 2002 (arising out of S.L.P. (C) Nos. 21304-21308 of 1996), the facts are referred to from Civil Appeal No. 12515 of 1996.