this court in respect of investigation
or punishment of any contempt including
contempt of itself, is expressly made 'subject
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contempt of court and to punish him for
established contempt. The legislation itself
prescribed the nature and type, as well
sentence of imprisonment imposed upon him by the Legislative Assembly for its contempt and for infringement of its privileges and to pass orders releasing ... pending business may be pending either in the Legislative Assembly. or in the Legislative Council or may be pending the assent of the Governor
respectively cannot be restricted and trammelled by any ordinary legislation including the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act and their inherent power is elastic ... above and that such power is not restricted by any ordinary legislation, including Contempt of Courts Act and the Code of Criminal Procedure . All that
criminal by the State. Contempt
proceedings are essentially a matter between the court and the contemner.
Contempt jurisdiction enables the court to ensure proper administration ... High Courts have an inherent power to punish for contempt even dehors
legislation pertaining to contempt of court.
7. This is apparent also from
State legislation is concerned and the inherent limitations on the. concept of freedom of speech as regards legislation by the Congress operated to justify ... Court decided in the case aforesaid that legislation relating to maintenance of public order was different from legislation which undermined the security of or tended
A.K. Bose vs Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 1 February, 2008
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legality of the sentence of imprisonment imposed by the Legislative Assembly concerned for its contempt and for infringement of its privileges and pass appropriate orders ... Conduct of Business in the Assam Legislative Assembly, the Speaker and the Secretary of the Legislative Assembly, in the absence of any resolution
arose whether the Legislative Assembly of Dominice had right to punish its members by committal to gaol, when guilty of contempt of the House ... commit for contempt, which is a judicial power, and a power to remove an obstruction offered to the liberations of legislative body during its sitting
Speaker of the Ninth Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry and that in relation to matters of the Pondicherry Legislative Assembly, the decision of the Speaker ... Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the discovery or production of any documents, or the investigation or punishment of any contempt of itself
petition for punishing the respondents herein for criminal contempt under S. 15(1) of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971.
2. The petitioner herein ... matter, which is sub judice, he is also guilty of contempt.
4. This Contempt Application has been resisted by all the three respondents. The first
