( 1 ) UPON a report received from the Additional District Magistrate that Shri R. K. Dalmia has committed contempt of Court, a notice was issued to him on 15th October, 1968. The circumstances that led to the report may now be set out.

( 2 ) SHRI Omesh Saigal, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, New Delhi, made a rept on 27th July, 1968, to the Deputy Commissioner that he had a case (State v. Kewalramani and twelve others) fixed in his Court for 27th July, 1968; that the case was taken up immediately after lunch when the accused were ordered to be released on bail; that according to the Sessions Court the file was sent to Shri N. C. Jain, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, New Delhi, for consideration of the surety bonds for release of the accused persons; that by about 5 -20 P. M. the surety bonds of 12 accused persons had been accepted but no surety was present for the 13th accused; that at about 5. 35 P. M. when "mr. Badri Nath, Mr. Ramesh Chander, Magistrate 1st Class and myself were sitting in the retiring room having a cup of tea, Mr. N. C. Jain came from his Court and lighted a cigarette. Shortly after he was followed by twenty/thirty people who pressed him for the acceptance