Constitution Section 129 — Supreme Court to be a court of record

Summary

The Supreme Court is officially recognised as a court of record, meaning its proceedings and judgments are preserved as permanent legal records. As a court of record, it has the authority to punish anyone for contempt of the court itself.

Official Text

The Supreme Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the power to punish for contempt of itself.

Related Judgments

• SUPREME COURT BAR ASSOCIATION vs UNION OF INDIA — Supreme Court of India (1998)
• IN RE: VINAY CHANDRA MISHRA (THE ALLEGED CONTEMNER) vs IN RE : VINAY CHANDRA MISHRA (THE ALLEGED CONTEMNER) — Supreme Court of India (1995)
• RAJESHWAR SINGH vs SUBRATA ROY SAHARA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2013)
• Reserved on : 9th August, 2017; Date of decision : 23rd August, 2017; vs THE HONBLE SUPREME, COURT OF INDIA & ORS — Delhi High Court (2017)
• Advs.; Mr.; Jai; Sahai; Endlaw; Ms.; Shambhavi Kala, Advs. for Applica vs RAVI KUMAR SINGH — Delhi High Court (2026)