In 2017, the Supreme Court of India initiated contempt proceedings and eventually issued a contempt notice against Justice C.S. Karnan, a sitting judge of the Calcutta High Court. This was an unprecedented event in the history of the Indian judiciary.
The Supreme Court issued a contempt notice to the sitting High Court Judge of :
Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2016 · Topic: The Supreme Court (Court of Record and Power to Punish for Contempt)
More Indian Polity and Governance questions
- Which one of the following statements about the Supreme Court is not correct?
- Which of the following courts in India is/ are known as the court(s) of Records?
- Assertion (A): Willful disobedience or non- compliance of Court Orders and use of derogatory language about judicial behaviour amounts of Contempt of Court. Reason (R): Judicial activism cannot be practised without arming the judiciary with punitive powers to punish contemptuous behaviour. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
- What is a Court of Record ?
- Under Article 32 in which case 'Wilful non- compliance' with court order was declared as contempt of the court ?
- The meaning of Supreme Court and High Courts as a Court of Record is The court having power to punish for contempt. The court having power to give direction and issue writs. The court that preserve all records including power to punish for contempt. The court which maintain records of all lower courts.
- Which Article of Indian Constitution declare the Supreme Court, a court of Record ?
- Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Supreme Court of India? 1. It is a court of record. 2. It has the power of judicial review. 3. It can transfer any case from one High Court to another. 4. It can review its own judgments. Select the correct answer using the code given below.