1. ASLAM RIAZ HUSSAIN, J.-The facts leading to the present petition are that Malik Muhammad Aslam respondent No. 2, filed a suit against Moharram A.I, petitioner and five others for a declaration that he could not be turned out from the room occupied by him in the respondent's hotel, without due process of law. Alongwith the suit he filed an application for temporary injunction. Ad interim injunction was granted by the trial Court and notice is stated to have been served on the petitioner.
2. Malik Muhammad Aslam, respondent then filed an application under Order XXXIX, rule 2(3) on the ground that the petitioner/defendant had wilfully disregarded the order of the Court, with regard to the maintenance of status quo. The peti--tioner, of course, denied having violated the said order.
3. After recording the evidence the learned Civil Judge ordered his detention in a civil prison for a period of four months. It is alleged that instead of detaining the petitioner in the civil prison the relevant official detained him in a jail, where he had already suffered 1 month's R. I.
2. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner at length and find that the penalty imposed by the learned Civil Judge for disobedience of the court's order is rather heavy. Considering that he has already under--gone one month's R. I., instead of his detention in the civil prison, we are of the view that the period of detention already suffered by him is sufficient to meet the ends of justice.
4. The period of detention, therefore, after converting this petition into appeal is reduced to that already undergone by him. Wit this observation the petition stands disposed of.