Judgment

RAMASWAMI, J. :- This appeal is brought by certificate from the judgment of the Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench dated August 14, 1964 by which the appellants were convicted for contempt of Court of Civil Judge, Junior Division, Nagpur and sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 200/- each. By the same judgment respondent No. 3, Sri Raj Nath Vig was also convicted for contempt and sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 100/-.

2. It appears that a hire-purchase agreement was entered into between the appellants and respondent No. 1, on or about August 12, 1959. Under that agreement a motor truck was made available to respondent No. 1 for doing transport business. The hire-purchase agreement contained an arbitration clause for settlement of disputes arising between the parties. It appears that subsequently dispute did arise between the parties and a reference was made to an arbitrator to settle the disputes. Respondent No. 3 Sri Ram Nath Vig who is a practising lawyer in Delhi was the person named as arbitrator in the arbitration agreement itself and the dispute was submitted to him on or about June 25, 1962 at the instance of the appellants. Thereafter the arbitrator gave notice of the reference