( 1 ) THE plaintiffs Satsang a registered society under the Societies Registration Act and Nani Gopal Chakra-barty, the Secretary. Satsang have made this application for interlocutory injunc-tion restraining the defendants. Kiron Chandra Mukhopadhava end Kumud Bandhu Bal and others from making any further reproduction or printing or publication of the works entitled "satyanusa-ran" "chhande-Surey-Sabar-Jibon" and "path-O-Patheo" or any of them or making any other or further copies or colourable imitation of the publications of the plaintiff No. 1 entitled "satva-nusaran" "anusruti" and "alochona Prasangey" and from selling or disposing of by way of trade or offering for sale any copies of the said works or any other copies or colourable imitations of the said publications of the Plaintiff No. 1 Satsang till the disposal of this suit and for appointment of a receiver in respect of all manuscripts, proofs, and other originals of the said works in their possession till the disposal of the suit.

( 2 ) AN interesting question of copyright law has been raised in this application. Are the works of a religious preacher himself in his own handwriting and the compilations of the