( 1 ) RAILWAY gave a contract for running the book stall at New Delhi Railway Station to M/s Gulab Singh and Sons (hereinafter called the Firm ). The said contract was renewed from 1st January,1976 upto 31st Dccember,1984. Since its services were not found satisfactory hence the licence was not renewed thereafter. Firm filed a Writ Petition and sought stay. The same was dismissed by this Court on 11th March,1987. Against that order, the Firm filed Special Leave Petition , the same was also dismissed on 6th May,1987. The Supreme Court, however, while dismissing the Special Leave Petition granted time till 31st May,1988 to the Firm to wind up the business on an undertaking to be given by the Firm that thereafter it will surrender the possession of the book stall to the Railway Authorities. One Mr. Vijay Kumar Malhotra was an employee of the Firm. He filed a Writ Petition in Supreme Court challenging the order of Railway Administration and ascerting his right on the Book Stall. The same was dismissed with the observation that respondent Railway Administration may consider the feasibility of granting the petitioners any appropriate stall where there were vacancies and to