1. The sole plaintiff who is the 1st respondent to the appeal filed the suit O.S.No.47 of 2002 on the file of the XI Additional Chief Judge (Fast Track Court) City Civil Court, Hyderabad against four defendants of whom the appellants M/s Zee Tele-films Limited, Siti Cable Network Private Limited are the defendants 1 and 3 and 2nd defendant is one Indru Bai Chandani, Director(H.R.) of 1st defendant and 4th defendant is the Director of 3rd defendant. The 3rd and 4th defendants are shown as proforma parties and they are the respondents 2 and 3 in the appeal. The suit was filed seeking the reliefs to declare the action of the defendants contained in the letter dated 06.09.2001 terminating the services of the plaintiff invoking Clause 16 of the appointment order dated 05.09.95, is wrongful and illegal as opposed to public policy and also for damages against the defendants to a sum of Rs.20lakhs with interest at 24%p.a. from the date of the suit till the date of realization as a consequential relief to the main prayer that the termination of services of the plaintiff was wrongful and to grant such other reliefs.

2. The averments in brief in the plaint are that the plaintiff by n