JUDGMENT

B.P. Sinha, J. — The State of Uttar Pradesh is the appellant in these appeals. Civil Appeal No. 6176/1999 has been preferred against the order of the Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (hereinafter referred to as the "BIFR") dated 28.8.1998 whereby it directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to make on account payment to the workers towards their wages for the period June, 1998 on wards on humanitarian grounds. Civil Appeal Nos. 6171-6172/1999 has been preferred against the order of the High Court of Delhi whereby the writ petition preferred by the State of Uttar Pradesh against the order of BIFR dated 27.8.1997, as affirmed by the Appellate Authority vide its order dated 6.5.1998, was rejected. Civil Appeal No. 6217/1999 has been preferred against the interim order of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Bench at Lucknow dated 23.12.1998 directing the State of Uttar Pradesh to pay salary to the workers of M/s. UPTRON, as directed by the BIFR till the State Government takes final decision in the matter relating to revival/rehabilitation proposal made by it.

2. A few facts which are relevant may be noticed at the threshold. M/.s UPTRON is a company incorporated