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The Contempt of Courts Act 1971 categorises the offence of contempt into civil and criminal contempt. [12] The act specifies that high courts and the Supreme Court of India have the power to try and punish the offence of contempt, and high courts have the power to punish acts of contempt against courts subordinate to them; however, the Supreme Court of India has clarified that any court of ...
The Indian High Courts Act 1861 [1] [2] (24 & 25 Vict. c. 104) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to authorize the Crown to create High Courts in the Indian colony. [3] Queen Victoria created the High Courts in Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay by Letters Patent in 1862.
Although an inquiry officer appointed by the High Court cleared her of any wrongdoing, the Bombay High Court confirmed the finding of contempt. The Supreme Court of India allowed an appeal by Prabhudessai and removed certain comments made by the High Court, about her performance as a judge, from the record. The case was dismissed, with the ...
Bombay High Court: 14 August 1862: Indian High Courts Act 1861: Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Maharashtra: Mumbai: Aurangabad, [A] Nagpur, [A] Panaji [A] 94 71 23 Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya: 4 Calcutta High Court: 2 July 1862: Indian High Courts Act 1861: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal: Kolkata: Port Blair [B ...
The High Court of Bombay is the high court of the states of Maharashtra and Goa in India, and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is seated primarily at Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), and is one of the oldest high courts in India. [ 1 ]
Issue writs or grant relief which ought to be granted by high court. Comment on legitimacy of statute. Must presume legal validity of the provisions of Act and Rules. Punish for its own contempt (must forward it to high court for its consideration). Act as a court (as it is a tribunal and cannot be equated to a court.
The President of India, vice-president, Supreme Court and High Court Judges and other constitutional authorities are paid from the Consolidated fund. [citation needed] Two acts deal with SC and HC judge compensation. The Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Condition) Act deals with the compensation for Supreme Court Judges. [32]
The Supreme Court serves as the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India and consists of 33 judges headed by the Chief Justice of India. [1] The High Courts are the top judicial bodies in individual states, controlled and managed by Chief Justices of the respective courts.