( 1 ) PETITIONER alleges that respondent had threatened its Advocates and had also lodged a complaint against one of them. Whether the alleged threat extended to an Advocate on phone amounted to a criminal contempt is the question. Petitioner society is running some seven schools in NCT Region. Respondent was its Secretary who is said to have been removed on 3. 10. 1999 resulting in some litigation between the parties. Petitioner has filed Suit No. 2301/01 against him and obtained an ex-parte restraint order on 15. 10. 1999. He had, in turn, sought vacation of this order and it was in or around this time that petitioner moved this contempt petition alleging that respondent had threatened its president Mr. Srinivasan, a Supreme Court lawyer and three other counsel M/s. Ravi, V. Sudeer and Senior advocate Mr. Krishnamani on phone asking them to withdraw from the brief or face dire consequences. He had also scandalised the court by publicly declaring before students that petitioner had "purchased interim orders" and had also lodged a complaint against one mr. Srinivasan before Bar Council and threatened other counsel of similar complaints before SC ST Commission. All this, it is a