ORDER

1. This appeal by special leave concerns a Police Sub-Inspector who in the discharge of his duty was about to attract an order under Order 21 Rule 32 CPC as also the prospect of getting his property attached.

2. Respondent 3 obtained a decree for permanent injunction against the Forest Department of the State of U.P. and State of U.P.injuncting them from interfering in the rights of respondent 3 and obtained an interim injunction restraining respondent 3 from cutting and removing trees standing on her plot under the guise of the injunction obtained by him in the earlier suit. Having obtained a temporary injuction she reported disobedience thereof to the Senior Superintendent of Police, District Gorakhpur soliciting help towards obedience of the injunction. It appears that the appellant herein who was the Station House Officer of Police Station, Paniar, Distt. Gorakhpur was asked to take up the matter in hand. As a remedial step he seized certain logs of wood said to have been cut and removed from the plot of land of Smt. Lagan Devi and stopped their movement. Terming the stoppage of movement of logs of wood as defiance of the injunction granted in favour of respondent 3, the