( 1 ) THIS appeal conies to us under Clause X of the Letters Patent, as applicable to this court, from a judgment dated March 19, 1979 given by a learned Single Judge of this Court.

( 2 ) THIS is a case which illustrates how in a private dispute between the parties Government can get unnecessarily involved. The appellants before us are M/s Scindia Potteries Private Ltd. and its Managing Director. Shri A. S. Goraya while the respondents are the Union of India, The General Manager, Delhi Telephones and M/s Purolator India Ltd. M/s Scindia Potteries Private Ltd, owns about 30 acres of land in the area commonly known as Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi. This property of M/s Scindia Potteries Private Ltd. is known as the "scindia Potteries Area". It is enclosed by a boundary wall. There are a number of sheds and buildings in the area. M/s Purolator India Ltd. are tenants in some of these buildings. In April, 1973 the Telegraph Authority under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (hereinafter called the Act) placed telegraph lines and poles in and over the Scindia Potteries Area. Telephone connections were given to M/s Scindia Potteries Private Ltd. and M/s Purolator India Ltd. Two tele