( 1 ) THE plaintiff No. 1 firm is an advertising agent and has filed this suit for perpetual injunction to restrain the defendants from demolishing or in any manner defacing or damaging the advertisements/hoardings put up by the plaintiff firm. Plaintiff No. 2 is partner of the firm. The case of the plaintiffs is that they had entered into contracts with the Northern Railway for display of the hoardings/advertisements at the sites belonging to the Railways.

( 2 ) THE particulars of the contracts as given in para 6 of the plaint as per information furnished thereafter are :-

( 3 ) THE case of the plaintiff is that the contracts are in operation and the plaintiffs have paid the rentals for the said sites.

( 4 ) THE plaintiff s case is that there had been no dispute with regard to the sites till October 1995. On 1st November 1995, the Divisional Commercial Manager of the Railways is reported to have called the plaintiffs partner and threatened to remove the hoardings. The plaintiffs have sought an injunction against the alleged illegal and arbitrary action in threatening to demolish the advertisement/hoardings in violation of principles of natural justice.

( 5 ) THE suit