Judgment

RAY, C.J.I. :- These are appeals under Section 19 (1) (b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against the judgment and order dated 1 December, 1975 of the Full Bench of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana.

2. The appellants wrote a letter on 20 February 1975 to the President with copies to the Prime Minister. Chief Justice of India, the Chief Minister of Haryana and Haryana High Court. The letter was signed by 15 members of the Bar belonging to the District Bar Association, Bhiwani. In that letter they brought to the notice of the President that Justice D. S. Tewatia of the Punjab and Haryana High Court visited the session division of Bhiwani and inspected the Courts from 14 February 1975 to 19 February 1975.

3. In that letter they further stated as follows : "The learned Judge met the members of the Bar Room, Bhiwani. During the course of the meeting the learned Judge criticised the Governments policy in regard to its attitude towards the judiciary. Besides, the learned Judge was openly attacking the Government in its political as well as administrative decision. On the whole he gave an impression that he was not a Judge but a politician who had come to Bar Room. When the m