https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395061 Supreme Court's constitutional power as a court of record to punish contempt of itself is plenary and is not curtailed by the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 or the procedural Rules. Statutory provisions regulate initiation and procedure but do not constitute the source of that power. Suo motu contempt may be initiated on information placed before the Court without consent from the Attorney General or Solicitor General, provided the notice gives a brief description and causes no prejudice. Fair criticism of judicial orders remains permissible, but scurrilous allegations imputing bias, corruption, mala fides or abuse of power to Judges may constitute criminal contempt. A truth defence requires supporting material. en-us Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 05 May 2020 08:19:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395061 Supreme Court's constitutional power as a court of record to punish contempt of itself is plenary and is not curtailed by the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 or the procedural Rules. Statutory provisions regulate initiation and procedure but do not constitute the source of that power. Suo motu contempt may be initiated on information placed before the Court without consent from the Attorney General or Solicitor General, provided the notice gives a brief description and causes no prejudice. Fair criticism of judicial orders remains permissible, but scurrilous allegations imputing bias, corruption, mala fides or abuse of power to Judges may constitute criminal contempt. A truth defence requires supporting material. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395061