Respondents 1, 3 and 4 in I.A. No. 480 of 1996 who are defendants 1, 3 and 4 in O.S. No. 158 of 1996 on the file of Subordinate Judge, Tuticorin, are the petitioners in the above revision filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The Court below at the instance of the plaintiff, 1st respondent herein has granted injunction restraining the petitioners herein from taking part in any meeting including the meeting of the Board of Directors pending disposal of the suit. The present revision was filed on 5-9-96. On the very same day the Registry, after processing the papers since there is provision for appeal against the order in I.A. No. 480 of 96 raised an objection regarding maintainability of the present revision under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. At the request of the learned counsel for the petitioners, the matter has been listed for hearing on 6-9-96 even without numbering the revision.

2. Mr. R. Gandhi, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners, at the outset submits that in view of extra-ordinary urgency, namely, the meeting of the Board of Directors is being held on 6th and 7th of September, 1996 and in view of the absence of appel