Uttar Pradesh, showing that the petitioner had been convicted for contempt of the Legislative Assembly and sentenced to seven days' imprisonment. This petition ... decision of the Legislative Assembly committing the petitioner for its contempt. The legislative Assembly is the master of its own procedure and is the sole
construction, it would be apposite to
trace out the history of contempt legislation ... contempt and also referred to the
Government of India Act, 1915 which recognized that High Courts are courts of
record.
19. The first contempt legislation
this Court in respect of
investigation or punishment of any contempt including contempt
of itself, is expressly made "subject to the provisions ... person for committing contempt of court and to
punish him for established contempt. The legislation itself
prescribed the nature and type, as well
that the legislative
power of the Parliament and of the State legislature
extends to legislate with respect to matters connected with
contempt of court ... person for committing
contempt of court and to punish him for established
contempt. The legislation itself prescribed the nature and
type, as well
similar
jurisdiction and power as the High Courts had prior to
Contempt Legislation in 1926. Inherent powers of a superior
Court of Record have remained ... Parliament's power to legislate in relation to
the law of contempt relating to the Supreme Court is limit-
ed, therefore the Contempt
that the legislative
power of the Parliament and of the State legislature
extends to legislate with respect to matters connected with
contempt of court ... person for committing
contempt of court and to punish him for established
contempt. The legislation itself prescribed the nature and
type, as well
Contempt Jurisdiction-Power of
Supreme Court/High Court to punish for Contempt of itself-
Whether could be curtailed or abridged by ordinary
legislation or Rules ... Therefore, the constitutionally vested right cannot be
either abridged by any legislation including Contempt of
Courts Act or abrogated or cut down. Nor can they
jurisdiction of the Court of
Record to punish for contempt and Parliaments power of
legislation on the subject cannot be so exercised as to
stultify ... even in cases where
they question the vires of statutory legislations (except
where the legislation which creates the particular Tribunal
is challenged) by overlooking
Kalpana Mehta And Ors. vs Union Of India And Ors. on 9 May, 2018
Equivalent
which guide judicial scrutiny of the exercise of
legislative privileges (including the power to punish for
contempt of the House). In Raja ... scrutinize the exercise of
legislative privileges which admittedly include the power
of a legislative chamber to punish for contempt of itself.
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