(i) When this appeal was admitted on 14.8.91, Mr. K. Sridhar appearing as Senior Counsel to the Advocates on record prayed for time to file counter. He prayed for four weeks time and contended that no interim order should be passed. That request was opposed by learned counsel for the appellants. Hence I granted two weeks time for filing counter and it was agreed at that time by all counsel that the appeal would itself be heard on the adjourned date. The matter was adjourned by two weeks without any interim order of stay. But, it was not posted on the expiry of two weeks. It was posted in the list only on 3.9.91. On that day, Mr. Sridhar appearing for the respondents as Senior counsel prayed for further adjournment on the ground that an application has been filed before the Supreme Court of India for clarification of its order in S.L.P. No. 14222 of 1990 and that the same stood posted to 16.9/1991. He wanted adjournment of this matter till 17.9.1991. I refused to grant adjournment reminding him of what was agreed to on 14.8.91. As he was not ready to argue the matter, I granted him time till 2.15 PM today. The matter was specifically posted to 2.15 PM today and counsel we