H.Mahapatra, J.

1. A rule was issued by this Court to opposite party Pratap Narain Sinha, who happens to be the Secretary of the Town Higher Secondary School, Monghyr, to show cause why he should not be committed for contempt of Court for having written a letter to Yogeshwar Prasad Sinha paying that he had filed a suit against the Committee (Managing Committee) without obtaining prior permission for the same, which amounted to insubordination and wilful disregard for authorities decision and asking him to show cause within a week from the date of the receipt of that letter as to why his service should not be dispensed with.

The rule was issued on an application made by Yogeshwar Prasad Sinha in this Court on the 1st of April, 1963, against Pratap Narain Sinha and five others, who were exempted from the rule. The contemner has showed cause and has appeared personally in Court. Before the hearing of the rule was taken up, learned counsel appearing for the contemner tendered unqualified apology on behalf of his client for acceptance of the Court, regretting the writing of the letter in issue. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, urged that the act committed by the cont