BARMAN, C. J.

( 1 ) ORIGINAL Criminal Miscellaneous Case No. 4 of 1968 of alleged contempt arises out of a petition of an unusual nature described as a "representation petition"-without mention of opposite party and without any specific prayer against anybody--filed by Sri San tosh Kumar Sahu, a party in a pending writ petition (O. T. C. No. 418 of 1967) in this High Court, alleged to contain matters purporting to scandalise the Orissa High Court, its Judges and the Chief Justice in particular; and original Criminal Miscellaneous Case No. 3 of 1968 arises out of the publication of certain news items and editorial in the Oriya daily "kalinga' of Cuttack--all in connection with the ceremony of the First Flag Hoisting over the newly constructed tower over the Orissa High Court on the last Republic Day, January 26, 1968.

( 2 ) IN Original Criminal Miscellaneous Case No, 4 of 1968 the opposite parties against whom notices were issued by this Court were Sri Santosh Kumar Sahu of the Congress Party, a former Deputy Minister in the previous Government and Sri dinabandhu Sahu, Sri Raghunath Das and Sri S. F. Ahmad, Advocates of this High court. In Original Criminal Miscellaneous Case No.