law: Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 
  10. Power of High Court to punish contempt of subordinate
  
  courts 
  Every High Court shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction,
  
  powers and authority, in accordance with the same procedure and practice, in
  
  respect of contempt of courts subordinate to it as it has and exercises in
  
  respect of contempt of itself:
  PROVIDED  that no High Court shall take cognizance of a
  
  contempt alleged to have been committed in respect of a court subordinate to it
  
  where such contempt is an offence punishable under the Indian Penal Code (45 of
  
  1860).