( 1 ) THE Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited and the Deputy General Manager (Legal) of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (in short MTNL), have filed this revision petition, aggrieved by the impugned order dated 17. 10. 1997, by which the learned Additional District Judge, dismissed the petitioner s application under Order VI, Rule 16, Code of Civil Procedure, for deletion of certain averments claimed to be scandalous, unnecessary and vexatious. By the impugned order, the learned Additional District Judge had, however, permitted the deletion of the General Manager, MTNL, from the array of defendants.

( 2 ) THE facts giving rise to the present revision petition may be briefly noted :

(I) The respondent, who is an Advocate by profession, filed a suit for rendition of accounts and recovery of Rs. 1,70,187. 00 , (Rs. one lakh seventy thousand and hundred eighty eight seven only) against the MTNL. The respondent also impleaded the Chief General Manager as defendant No. 2 and the Deputy General Manager (Legal) and defendant No. 3 in the said suit.

(II) The respondent had been retained on the panel of Advocate for MTNL. It is the respondent s case that the Deputy General M