( 1 ) RAM Prakash and brothers through Sri Ram Prakash had directed this application under S- 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against the Nagar Mahapalika, Lucknow and six of its officials viz. Sri Rajiv Ratan Shah, the then administrator, Sri J. C. Seth, Upnagar Adhikari, Sri mahesh Chandra. Up-Prashasak, Sri S. K. Sabbarwal, Nagar Adhiyanta, Sri Viswanath Prasad srivastava, Inspector and Sri Lekhram Chowdhary. Inspector. During the pendency of the application Sri S. K. Sabbarwal and Viswanath Prasad Srivastava died and the application against them abated. Nagar Mahapalika, opposite party 1 is a statutory body and only its officials can be punished for the alleged contempt. The application therefore survives against Sri Shah, Sri Seth, sri Chandra and Sri Choudhary. These officers are alleged to have removed the petitioners wooden stall at Hazaratganj, Lucknow on 2-2-1975 in violation of the interim injunction issued by the learned District Judge, Lucknow on 8-7-1965, Annexure 4, which was confirmed by this court through its judgment and order Dt. 23-11-1972 passed in appeal preferred by the Nagar mahapalika, Lucknow.

( 2 ) THE petitioners case is that in t