Judgment

M. Jagannadha Rao, J.-A Bench of this Court of which one of us (Justice D.P. Wadhwa) was a member disposed of a batch of Civil Appeals on 11.4.1997 giving various directions. The said Appeals were filed against the judgment of the Bombay High Court dated 27.3.1996 in W.P. Nos. 1494/89, 2362/90 and 504/1991. In the matters now before us relating to contempt of Court, we are concerned only with W.P. No. 2362 of 1990.

2. The workmen who were concerned with the said Civil Appeal arising out of W.P. No. 2362 of 1990 and who filed the said writ petition were represented by the International Airport Authority Employees Union. As the writ petition was dismissed, the said Union filed the Civil Appeal. This Court allowed the Civil Appeals on 11.4.1997 following the judgment in Air India Statutory Corporation Etc. v. United Labour Union & Ors.1 and held that “consequent upon the abolition of the contract labour system with effect from 9.12.1976, the appellants were entitled, in the light of the above judgment in Air India case, to be regularised w.e.f. the date of judgment of the High Court (i.e. 27.3.1996) as held in Masih Charan & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.2.”

3. In the cases argue