On the 28 10 1948, the appellant, who was during the relevant period the District Magistrate of Bhagalpur, filed a petition in the High Court showing cause against the rule and stated inter alia that he was away from Bhagalpur on tour from the 31 7 1948, when the order of the High Court releasing the detenu was received in his office, that he was number personally guilty of any laches and had number disobeyed the order of the High Court in any way, and that the delay in companymunicating the order of the High Court to the jail authorities was due to the inexperience of clerks in the office.
Fazl Ali, J. This appeal has been preferred by the appellant after obtaining special leave to appeal from the Privy Council against the judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Patna in a companytempt proceeding.
