( 1 ) IN this application on which the above Rule had been issued the petitioner has prayed for committal of the respondents for contempt. The contempt alleged is claimed to be criminal contempt, and as such, this application had been moved on a prior consent being had of the Learned Advocate General under Section 15 (1) (b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred t as the said Act ).

( 2 ) THE petitioner is a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, and claims to be carrying on business under the name and style of Sree Ram Silk Manufacturing Company as its sole proprietor. Respondent Nos. 1 to 7 are said to be closely related to each other. Sm. Budhvanti, respondent No. 5 is the wife of respondent No. 1 Hira Singh whose sons are Harbhajan, Joginder and Monmohan, respondent Nos. 2, 3 and 4 respectively, Sm. Nand Kaur respondent No. 6 is the wife of Harbhajan and Sm. Jasbir Kaur, respondent No. 7 is the wife of Joginder. The respondent Nos. 8, 9, 10 and 11 are the partnership firms carried on by some or other of the respondent Nos. 1 to 7 carrying on business under the names and styles of Anand Silk Stores, Anand