Supreme Court · 1992 INSC 54 · Decided 19 February 1992
Pritam Pal v. High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur Through Registrar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1992 INSC 54 · [1992] 1 S.C.R. 864
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 258/1981
- Decided
- 19 February 1992
- Bench
- S. RATNAVEL PANDIAN, K. JAYACHANDRA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC; Constitution Article 215, 129
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: C Articles 129 and 215-Contempt Jurisdiction-Power of Supreme D E Court/High Court to punish for Contempt of itself-Whether could be cur­ tailed or abridged by ordinary legislation or Rules-Procedure for contempt proceedings being summary, power to be used an opportunity of defending himself. Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: Sections 2 (b }, 17 and 2()--Criminal Contempt-Advocate, practising at High Court making libellous allegations against sitting High Court Judge;--Whether amounts to inteiference with administration of justice and affects the
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