Deepak Gupta, J.

This contempt petition was registered by the Court on its own motion on the basis of a report submitted by the Civil Judge, Junior Division & Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Sabroom, South Tripura.

2. In the said report the Civil Judge (Jr.Divn.) & Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Sabroom, South Tripura Judicial District has stated that on 02.9.2015 since there was a call for bandh by some political parties he had gone to the Court premises in a police vehicle. When he reached the court premises he was stopped by many picketers and amongst them two picketers, namely Shri Biswajit Ghosh and Shri Bijay Dey were Advocate Clerks. They tried to prevent him from entering the court premises and raised slogans. He, however, managed to go inside and some of the members of the court staff also managed to enter the court room.

3. The Judicial Magistrate was thereafter informed that the files were not available since the Nazir Swapan Dey had been prevented from entering the court room by the picketers. Thereafter, keys of the almirahs were obtained from Nazir Swapan Dey through the CTSI Sabroom and the Magistrate started performing his duties. At about 12 noon the picketer