A. H. JOSHI, J.:- This Miscellaneous Civil Application is listed before the Court in view of the order passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court (Coram: Smt. R. P. Sondur Baldota, 1.) by order dated 12th March. 2010 and is allotted to us by the Hon 'ble The Chief Justice.

2. The question for determination is as follows :-

Whether the High Court while exercising power under the Contempt of Courts Act, by virtue of Article 215 of the Constitution of India has jurisdiction to review its own order?

3. It would not be necessary to deal with the facts of the case as the question to be decided in this reference is a pure question of law.

4. Heard both sides.

5. Learned Advocate Mr. R. L. Khapre has placed reliance on various citations which are 20 in number. We have perused all those citations. It would be totally unnecessary even to refer to each citation and we shall refer to those which are discussed in the judgment, which has led to this reference. and the judgment in case of Metal Box India Vs. State of Maharashtra reported in 2004(3) Mh.L.J. 528 and few Judgments of the Hon 'ble Supreme Court which re-state the law. In case of Metal Box (supra), the notice of motion was ma