( 1 ) THESE cases had come up for hearing on 27-7-2001. On that day, neither the counsel for the petitioners nor the petitioners was present. In view of important subject matter involved in these petitions and as larger implication to the profession of the Advocates is involved, this Court felt to take the assistance from one of the counsel from Bar. Accordingly, among the counsel who were present in the Court, Mr. Keshava Bhat was appointed as amicus curiae to assist the Court and at his request, the matter was adjourned to 3-8-2001. On that day, at the request of the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, the matter was adjourned to 6-8-2001 with a direction to the Govt. Pleader to get the stage of O. S. No. 2413/1984 pending on the file of the Addl. City Civil Judge, Bangalore.

( 2 ) HEARD the learned amicus curiae for the petitioners and the learned Govt. Pleader for the respondent.

( 3 ) ). The petitioners assailing the impugned order passed by the respondent dated 28-5-1998 in O. S. No. 2413/1994 produced at Annexure D as being illegal, unjustified and unconsitutional have filed these petitions. The case of the petitioners is that the Central