1. This order will also govern Misc. Criminal Case No. 339 of 1948.

2. These are two cases arising out of two applications made by Hawkins & Powell for suitable action against certain persons for alleged contempt of Court. The first application out of which Misc. Criminal Case No. 327 of 1948 arises was made by Hawkins on 23-8-1948. It was directed against the Hon. Shri D. P. Mishra, Home Minister, Central Provinces & Berar Govt., & the editors & printers of two newspapers called the Hitavada & the Jai-Hind published at Nagpur & Jubbulpore respectively. The incriminating news items purported to be the reports of a speech said to have been delivered by Pandit D. P. Mishra at Jubbulpore on the occasion of the first anniversary of Indian Independence, which fell on 15-8-1948. It was stated by Hawkins in his application that the speech & the news items referred to cases pending against him & that the Home Minister was responsible for the comments in this speech, which were a clear contempt of Court, & that the others were responsible for publishing the said speech in their news-papers with headlines, making the contempt more serious in their case.

3. A similar application was mad