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

Part V — THE UNION — CHAPTER IV.—THE UNION JUDICIARY

Constitutional

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.