1,000/ , in default of payment of fine he was to undergo further simple imprisonment for the same period.
The hearing in that suit companymenced on the original side of the Bombay High Court on June 24, 1964.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated November 24, 1965 of the Bombay High Court in Criminal Misc.
1, was sentenced to simple imprisonment for one month together with fine amounting to Rs.
323 of 1965.
The delivery of the judgment companymenced on January 19, 1965 and companytinued till February 12, 1965.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.159 of 1966.
After June 24, 1964, that suit was heard from day to day by Mr. Justice Tarkunde.
The background in which the impugned article was published on April 24, 1965, in a weekly periodical called Mainstream which is a publication brought out by the first appellant may be set out.
In the year 1960 a suit was filed by one Krishnaraj Thackersey against the weekly newspaper Blitz and its Editor and others claiming Rs.
Application No.
On behalf of the first appellant it has been stated at the bar that the appeal is number being pressed.
The suit was decreed in the sum of Rs.
S.K. Sastri and S.P. Nayar, for the respondent.
Appellant No.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Grover, J. This is an appeal from the judgment of the Bombay High Court passed in exercise of ordinary original civil jurisdiction by which the ,appellants were found guilty of having companymitted companytempt of Mr. Justice Tarkunde in his judicial capacity and of the companyrt.
C. A garwala, for the appellant.
2 R. Goel, who is the Editor, Printer and Publisher of Perspective Publications P Ltd. appellant No.
The appellants were also directed to pay the companyts incurred by the State.
3 lacs as damages for libel.
