In Re: Contempt Against Upendra Nath Dalai - Constitutional Power To Punish For Contempt
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Constitution of India - Article 129 ; Contempt Of Courts Act 1971 - Supreme Court being a Court of Record, shall have the power to punish for contempt of itself. The power to punish for contempt is not limited and confined to the procedure under the Contempt of Courts Act - It is within the constitutional power of this Court to consider the contumacious acts of a contemnor and to punish him/her/them for the same. This very constitutional power cannot be taken away in any manner abridged by statute - Referred to Pallav Sheth v. Custodian (2001) 7 SCC 549. (Para 13)
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