G. K. MISRA, C. J.

( 1 ) BY order of the Full Court to initiate a proceeding for contempt, the Registrar of the High Court issued the contempt notice dated 3-7-1972 (here-inafter to be referred to as the Notice) to Shri Baradakanta Misra, the alleged contem-ner (hereinafter to be referred to as the contemner) calling upon him to appear in person and to show cause on 3-8-1972 as to why be shall not be punished or any other appropriate order not be passed against him for contempt of the High Court. On 26-7-1972 the contemner filed a petition by way of preliminary reply. On 7-81972 be filed his show-cause application. The contemrer filed Criminal Appeal No. 174/72 before the Supreme Court to quash the notice. Therein he made the State of Orissa a party through its Chief Secretary. The Legal Re-membrancer-cum-the ex-officio Additional Secretary, Law Department, filed an affidavit (Annexure-1)Equivalent Citation: before the Supreme Court on behalf of the State giving detailed history with reference to the averments of the contemner in the memorandum of appeal (Annexure-20 ). The Criminal Appeal was ultimately dismissed by the Supreme Court as withdrawn by Annexure-18 on 21-11-1972. In