Art 129 and Art 215 The Supreme Court is a court of record and according to this article The

SC and the High Courts have the power to punish anybody for civil and criminal contempt of itself. In the case of Delhi Judicial Service Assoc. vs. State of Gujarat 1991, SC held that it can even punish for contempt of any subordinate court in India as well. In the aftermath of Babri Masjid demolition, UP CM Kalyan Singh was punished for contempt of court for failing to deliver on his promise not to allow any construction in disputed area. It is an empowering article till now. The Supreme Court can empower itself to direct any of its subordinate courts to punish anybody for the contempt of its court.