Assertion (A): The Supreme Court is a Court of Record.
Reason (R): Once a Court is made a Court of Record, its power to punish for its contempt necessarily follows from that position.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

C. A is true but R is false

D. A is false but R is true

Answer: Option A