( 1 ) THE aforesaid three applications have been filed by the plaintiff in a suit for permanent injunction.

( 2 ) THE case of the plaintiff briefly is that they are tenant in property bearing plot No. 3, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, also known as Link House owned by defendant No. 5 in respect of first floor (part), second floor (part), third floor, fourth floor and fifth floor whereas part of ground floor and other part of the first floor is occupied by Central Bank of India and basement and the remaining portion of the ground floor is in occupation of defendant No. 5. Defendant No. 1 is a union of the employees of defendant No. 5; and defendant Nos. 2, 3 and 4 are its office bearers, being President, General Secretary and Secretary. Due to dispute between defendant No. 5 and its workers, there is lock out in defendant No. 5 and defendant No. 5 is working from its camp office at Janpath. The electricity, water and telephones installations meant for the use in building are in the basement.

( 3 ) THE telephone lines of the plaintiff had gone out of order in July 1996 but due to closure of basement, telephone lines could not be rectified and when the staff of MTN