Alfred Henry Lionel Leach, C.J.

1. This is an application to commit the three respondents for contempt of Court. The petitioner is the Mokhasadar of Kondaporava, Kistna District. The first respondent is the President of the West Kistna Congress Committee, the second respondent is the Secretary of that Committee, and the third respondent is said to be the printer of the pamphlet which is the subject-matter of this petition. Last year there was trouble between the petitioner and the ryots on his estaie and he filed a complaint in the Court of the Sub-Magistrate, Tiruvarur, alleging an offence under the Cattle Trespass Act against 26 of the ryots. It was said that they had rescued cattle which were being taken to the pound after a trespass. He also complained that the ryots had unlawfully interfered with the produce of his forests and were guilty of "turbulent acts endangering human life and property". In this connection he instituted proceedings under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure against 11 ryots in the same Court. He also filed a number of applications under Section 74 of the Madras Estates Land Act. While these proceedings were pending a pamphlet was distrib