Court of record status confers the power to punish for contempt and secures an authoritative judicial record. High Courts are designated as courts of record, which entails maintaining an authoritative evidentiary and procedural record and enjoying the attendant legal consequences; this status includes the incidental power to punish for contempt to vindicate and preserve their judicial authority and functions.
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Court of record status confers the power to punish for contempt and secures an authoritative judicial record.
High Courts are designated as courts of record, which entails maintaining an authoritative evidentiary and procedural record and enjoying the attendant legal consequences; this status includes the incidental power to punish for contempt to vindicate and preserve their judicial authority and functions.
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