( 1 ) THIS petition in revision has been directed against an order made by Sri A. C. Bansal, Civil and Sessions Judge of Lucknow, who was appointed a special Judge under the Criminal Law amendment Act of 1952 (Act No. XLVI of 1952 ).

( 2 ) BY a notification No. 3854 (ii)/vi-767/57 dated 13-12-1957, the State Government made the following order :

"in partial modification of notification No. 1953/ VI-812-52, dated 18-9-1952, and in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1952 (Act No. XLVI of 1952), read with Section 7 (3) therefore the Governor of Uttar Pradesh is pleased to appoint Sri A. C. Bansal, Civil and Sessions Judge, Lucknow to be a Special Judge for the trial of Lucknow Jail Escape case (case No. 5/57) State v. Abdul Rahman and 19 others under Sections 120b, 216, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 161, 165 and 165a, Indian Penal Code, section 5 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 (Act II of 1947), Section 42 Prisons Act, 1894 and under Section 109/34, Indian Penal code. "

Thereafter, the State Government made another notification dated 3-1-1958, and this was notification No, 5 (ii)/vi-767-1957, which