Contempt Of Courts Act, 1971
10. Power of High Court to punish contempts of subordinate courts.—
Every High Court shall have and exercise the same ... contempts of courts subordinate to it as it has and exercises in respect of contempts of itself: Provided that no High Court shall take cognizance
more sitting Judges of the High Court has the same
power as the High Court in respect of contempt of itself. This power
could ... Court or otherwise, and reference made by the
subordinate court to the High Court. It is only thereafter that a High
Court can take further
High Court is to punish. When no punishment is imposed by
the High Court, it is difficult to say that the High Court
has exercised ... High Court is to
punish. When no punishment is imposed by the High Court, it
is difficult to say that the High Court has exercised
High Court is a Court of Record. As a Court of Record the High Court has therefore an inherent power to punish the contempt ... Allahabad High Court in Gulab Singh v. Ramji Das , the Punjab High Court in Court v. Kasturlal (FB) and the Rajasthan High Court in Mohd
High Court enjoys as a court of record. It only mentions specifically about the power of the High Court to punish for contempt of itself ... arising from civil contempt, criminal contempt or contempt in the face of the court or contempt of a sub-ordinate court. We may here reiterate
that contempt, specially the contempt that is classed as criminal contempt, is punishable by the High Court as Courts of Record.
24. My learned brothers ... there must be a High Court for each State. Article 215 lays down that every High Court shall be a court of record and shall
follows:
"10....When the High Court acquits the contemnor, the High Court
does not exercise its jurisdiction for contempt, for such exercise
will mean ... made by the High Court when the jurisdiction of
the High Court is invoked for punishing a person for contempt.
Our view may be appreciated
High Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the power to punish for contempt ... High Court is not reasonable. According to him the High Court must take elaborate evidence and then only pronounce its decision in a contempt case
High Court and, in exercise of that power, the High Court may correct judicial orders of subordinate courts. In addition, the High Court has administrative ... court or otherwise, and reference made by the subordinate court to the High Court. It is only thereafter that a High Court can take further
special status of every High Court in the Country and states that every High Court shall be a Court of Record and shall have ... provision of law to transfer from a High Court, proceedings initiated by that High Court for contempt of itself, to another High Court. The Supreme
