(1) ONE D. Dasegowda, the then Superintending Engineer, a government employee on deputation to Bangalore Municipal Corporation (for short, the Corporation) as Chief Engineer, was appellant in Civil No. 797 of 1993. As a last resort to salvage him, the government had revalidated the Rules but was unsalvaged. He had challenged the judgment of the Division Bench of the High court of Karnataka but by that time he had retired from service as Chief Engineer. Though he was unsuccessful, while declining to interfere with the order of the division bench of the High court, this court directed that he would be treated as employee of the Corporation for purpose of all retiral benefits. Subsequently, the petitioner who was competing with Dasegowda and became successful, filed IA No. 3 in this court, apprehending that the benefits given to Dasegowda by virtue of this courts order dated 19-2-1993 in Civil No. 797 of 1993* might be construed by the government to mean denial of the rights flowing to him under the order passed by the division bench of the High court and by this court, and sought protection of his rights, and prayed for clarification of the order as he was not made a party to