JUDGMENT

SAWANT, J.— These contempt proceedings arise out of Writ Petition No. 836 of 1993 which has already been disposed of along with CAs Nos. 1429-30 of 1995 by our decision of 9-2-1995. It is not necessary to refer to all the details of the said proceedings for deciding this matter. Suffice it to say that the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) had organised a six-nation international cricket tournament from 9-11-1993 to 20-11-1993 as a part of its Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. The first of the matches was to be played in Bangalore on 9-11-1993. As early as on 15-3-1993, the CAB had intimated the said fact to the Director General of Doordarshan (DD) and negotiations for the telecasting of the match had started since that day. Rest of the history of the developments in the negotiations has been referred to in our decision.

2. It appears that during the course of the said negotiations and offers and counter-offers for telecasting of the matches, a stage reached when the CAB had to file a writ petition on 8-11-1993 before the Calcutta High Court praying, among other things, that the respondents to the writ petition - Union of India, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MI