Judgment :-

Altamas Kabir, J.

1. Leave granted in Special Leave Petition (Civil) Nos.28267-28268 of 2008 and 28270-28271 of 2008. All the Appeals were taken up together for disposal as they arise out of the same set of facts and common questions of law are involved. Five interlocutory applications, being I.A.Nos.4,5,6,7 and 8, filed in connection with the Special Leave Petition, for clarification of the judgment dated 9th April, 2008, passed in Civil Appeal No.2573 of 2008 and for deletion of the names of some of the parties and for filing additional documents, were also taken up for disposal along with the Appeals. While SLP(C)Nos.28267-28268 of 2008 have been filed by the Official Receiver against the order dated 17th November, 2006, passed by the Division Bench of the Bombay High Court in Appeal No.748/2001 challenging the order dated 21st June, 2001, passed by the learned Single Judge and restoring Notice of Motion No.140/99 for fresh hearing before the learned Single Judge and SLP(C)Nos.28270-28271 of 2008 have been filed by the Vaitys against the same order in Appeal No.747/2001 in Notice of Motion No.2700/99, claiming the self-same reliefs. As indicated hereinabove, three of