Rai, J.

1. The petnr. has moved this Court under Sec.23, Press (Emergency Powers) Act (XXIII [23] of 1931) 1931, for setting aside the order referred to in the notification dated 14-7-1949, whereby all copies of the booklet entitled Bapu ke Saputon ka Raj have been declared to be forfeited to His Majesty.

2. The notification dated 14-7-1949, runs thus:

Government of Bihar,

Political Department,

Special Section.

Notification,

Dated 14-7-1949.

No. 18975C.In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 19, Press

(Emergency Powers) Act, 1931, (XXIII [23] of 1931) the Governor of Bihar

hereby declares to be forfeited to His Majesty all copies wherever found, of

the booklet in Hindi entitled "Bapu ke Saputon ka Raj" by Pandit Chanderdeva

Sharma and printed at the Chand Press, Jehanabad, Gaya, all other documents

containing copies, reprints or translation of, or extracts from the said

booklet on the ground that it contains words of the nature described in Clause

(2) of Sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the said Act.

By order of the Governor of Bihar,

Sd. B. K. Dutta,