JUDGMENT

SABYASACHI MUKHARJI, J. : — At this stage. we are concerned with the question whether there is need for the continuance of the Order of injunction passed by this Court on 25th August, 1988. In order to appreciate the question it is necessary to State a few facts. A petition was moved before this Court on 19th August, 1988 under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for initiation of contempt proceedings against the proprietors of Indian Express Newspapers Bombay Pvt. Ltd., Shri Arun Shourie, Indian Express Newspapers Bombay Pvt. Ltd.. Shri Hari Jaisingh, Resident Editor, Indian Express Newspapers Bombay Pvt. Ltd., Shri A. C. Saxena, News Editor, Indian Express Newspapers Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, Shri H. K. Dua, Chief, New Delhi Bureau, Indian Express Newspaper Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, and Shri V. Ranganathan, Indian Express Bombay Pvt. Ltd. The petition was moved on behalf of Reliance Petrochemicals Ltd. (hereinafter called "Reliance Petrochemicals"). It was stated therein that this Court should take cognisance of the contempt alleged to have been committed by the respondents and it was further prayed that pending the consideration of the question of criminal contempt, this Court should