Constitution Section 215 — High Courts to be courts of record
Part VI — THE STATES — CHAPTER V.—THE HIGH COURTS IN THE STATES
Constitutional
Summary
Every High Court is officially recognised as a court of record, which means 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
Every High 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
- S. K. SARKAR, MEMBER, BOARD OF REVENUE, U.P., LUCKNOW vs VINAY CHANDRA MISRA — Supreme Court of India (1980)
- VITUSAH OBEROI AND ORS. vs COURT OF ITS OWN MOTION — Supreme Court of India (2017)
- PALLAV SHETH vs CUSTODIAN AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2001)
- SAHARA INDIA REAL ESTATE CORP. LTD. & ORS. vs SECURITIES & EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2012)
- D.N. TANEJA vs BHAJAN LAL — Supreme Court of India (1988)
- TAMILNAD MERCANTILE BANK SHARE HOLDERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION vs S.C. SEKAR AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2008)
