( 1 ) THIS application has been filed under section 3 of the Contempt ofcourtl act 1952 against the three respondents. The petitioner is a tenant of 6-6-1967 situate in Hyderguda, Hyderabad which is also occupied by the owners According to the petitioner, the 1st respondcnt is the owner of the houss but the 2nd respondent, who is the wife of the 1st respondent, has of late, started asserting the ownership of the house. The petitioner was inducted as a tenant in September 1958. The petitioner alleges that the 1st respondent in the month of November, 1966 asked the petitioner to vacate the premises. He followed it up by further requests; but when he found that the petitioner was not amenable, respondents 1 and 2 and their children started giving the, petitioner trouble. The petitioner in his affidavit has given particulars of such instances from 24-3-1967 to 4-4 67, with which we are not concerned. The petitioner s case is that with the intention of harassing the petitioner and forcing him to vacate the premises, respondents 1 and 2 closed the main gate of the premises and also stopped supply qf water and electricity. The petitioner therefore filed a petition No. 168/67 be