JUDGMENT- R.M. LODHA, J. :--- Mr. C.J. Sawant, Advocate General has raised preliminary objection about the jurisdiction of this Court in this contempt petition. He submits that in the contempt petition, the grievance of the petitioner is that respondents be punished for gross, wilful and deliberate contempt committed by them by not complying with the Judgement of the Supreme Court delivered on 16-8-95 and according to Mr. Sawant, learned Advocate General, this Court has no jurisdiction to examine whether the order of the Supreme Court delivered on 16-8-95 has been complied with or not. In other words the objection of the learned Advocate-General is that the High Court cannot invoke its jurisdiction under Article 215 of the Constitution of India or under the provision of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for the civil contempt of order of Judgment or the direction of the Supreme Court.

2.Confronted with this preliminary objection raised by the Advocate-General, on the other hand Mr. M.P. Vashi who is petitioner in person strenuously argues that the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 does not expressly bar the invocation of jurisdiction by the High Court if the Judgement, order or direction

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