(1) ROHTAS Industries Ltd. is a large industrial undertaking having units for manufacturing cement, paper, vanaspati, asbestos and vulcanised fibres at Dalmianagar, District Rohtas, in the State of Bihar. It was employing about 10,000.00 workmen when it closed its operations in July, 1984. The said closure led to the filing of this writ petition by the workmen. It appears that proceedings for winding up of the company are pending in the Patna High court and provisional liquidator has been appointed. Having regard to the suggestion made by the learned Attorney General of India to which the counsel for the petitioners also agreed, this court passed an order on 28/10/1987 whereby the Central Government was directed to make a reference to the Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (for short BIFR) constituted under the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 for framing a scheme as contemplated under Section 18 of the said Act for revival of the industry. The BIFR submitted a report wherein it was indicated that three of the units of the industry, namely, cement, asbestos and vanaspati could be revived as the same appear to be viable but the paper uni