JUDGMENT

G.P. Mathur, J.-This petition under Article 129 of the Constitution has been filed by M/s Ashok Paper Kamgar Union through its President Shri Umadhar Prasad Singh for initiating contempt proceedings against the respondents for violation of orders passed by this court on 8.7.1996, 1.5.1997 and 31.7.2000 in Writ Petition No. 174 of 1991. Initially the respondents arrayed in the contempt petition were Shri Dharam Godha, Chairman, Nouveau Capital & Finance Ltd., Shri S. Jagadeesan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Deptt. of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India; and Shri G.S. Kang, Secretary, Department of Industry, Govt. of Bihar. Subsequently, Shri S.N. Khan, Chairman and Managing Director and Shri R.P. Chhabra, Chief General Manager, Rehabilitation Finance Department, Industrial Development Basic of India, were also impleaded as respondents.

2. Ashok Paper Mills was a joint sector company and its shares were held by Government of Bihar, Government of Assam and Industrial Development Bank of India (for short IDBI ). The company had two units; one in Darbhanga, Bihar and the other in Assam. The company became sick in the year 1988 and was referred to BIFR