( 1 ) THIS matter has been heard by us because the Division Bench consisting of P. D. Desai and S. B. Majmudar JJ. by their order dated 18/10/1979 came to the conclusion that prima facie respondents in this miscellaneous criminal application were guilty for their acts or omissions of civil contempt as defined in sec. 2 (b) of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 inasmuch as there was a prima facie case that there was a wilful disobedience of the judgment direction and writ of this Court in Special Civil Application No. 806 of 1975. There was also a prima facie case according to the Division Bench that the respondents were guilty of criminal contempt under sec. 2 (c) of the Contempt of Courts Act inasmuch as their conduct acts or omissions throughout the proceedings were such as lowered or tended to lower the authority of this Court or interfered or tended to interfere with the administration of justice. Apart from the contempt of Court under the contempt of Court Act the Court also indicated that the question as to whether the respondents were liable to be dealt with in pursuance of the power of the Court flowing out of the provisions of Article 215 of the Constitution of