More and more heat rising in the Jet Airways strike issue, Bombay High Court gave a contempt notice to the pilot’s union for not following the previous order of the court.

The contempt notice was issued by Justice Dhananjay Chandrachud who sought a reply by September 14 on a petition by the airline.

A division bench of Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice A M Khanwilkar had yesterday restrained the pilots’ union from continuing the strike.

Jet had moved the court after the pilots proceeded on sick leave en mass on September 7 to protest sacking of two of their colleagues.

Jet’s lawyer had argued that going on sick leave in such a way was tantamount to strike.