( 1 ) THE present Writ Petition has been by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of india which is in the nature of Public Interest litigation. The petitioner has in the Petition highlighted the deplorable conditions of the colony hospital in Delhi and has sought inter alia, necessary directions to the respondents to improve the working and functioning of these hospitals on the lines of recommendations given by the committee on upgradation of these hospitals as per its report submitted in January, 1998.

( 2 ) WHILE the aforesaid primary issue raised in the Writ Petition is pending consideration, the petitioner was prompted to file a miscellaneous application being CM 8163/2002 in view of the threat of strike given by the doctors and the employees of the government hospitals. Joint Council for Health employees - an organisation of the employees which had given a call for strike was impleaded as a party while issuing notice on the said aplication on August 8, 2002 and the matter was directed to be listed on August 9, 2002. As nobody appeared on behalf of the aforesaid employees - Organisation on August 9, 2002 fresh notice was directed to be issued returnab