MOHAPATRA, J.

( 1 ) THE present contempt proceedings arise under the following circumstances : -Sri sripati Nanda, IPS. . Deputy secretary to the Government of Orissa (Enforcement), Cuttack, on 5-4-1952, wrote a demi-official letter to Radhagobinda das, IAS. , District Magistrate, Cuttack. The letter is D. O. No. 12533/enf. 59/52. The letter runs to the effect:

"sri S. Nanda, I. P. S. , deputy Secretary to Govt. GOVERNMENT OF ORISSA (Enforcement), Orissa, supply DEPARTMENT cuttack. (ENFORCEMENT and ANTICORRUPTION)D. O. No. 12533/enf. 59/52 dated, Cuttack, the 5th April, 52. Mr. Dear Das, a prosecution report against M/s. Nathmal Sitaram, cloth dealer of bakharabad, Cuttack town is being sent to you. This is a spectacular case in which a large quantity of clothes was hoarded by the accused dealer (a Marwari merchant) by fabricating a false account of sale. I am, therefore, to request you to please ensure speedy trial of this spectacular case and intimate the result. Yours faithfully, sd/- S. Nanda. 4-2-52. (S. Nanda)To sri R. G. Das, I. A. S. , district Magistrate, 'cuttack'.

( 2 ) ON that very day, that is, on 5-4-1952, Sri R. G. Das made an endorsement on the letter "show this to