https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395061 The article explains that the Supreme Court's contempt power as a constitutional court of record is plenary and is not curtailed by the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, which operates as a procedural framework rather than the source of jurisdiction. It further notes that suo motu contempt can be initiated on information before the Court without consent of the Attorney General or Solicitor General, and that brief notice with later supply of annexures may be sufficient if no prejudice is caused. It also states that scandalous allegations imputing mala fides, bias, corruption, or attacks on judicial integrity can amount to criminal contempt, while fair criticism and unsubstantiated truth defences do not protect such conduct. 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 The article explains that the Supreme Court's contempt power as a constitutional court of record is plenary and is not curtailed by the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, which operates as a procedural framework rather than the source of jurisdiction. It further notes that suo motu contempt can be initiated on information before the Court without consent of the Attorney General or Solicitor General, and that brief notice with later supply of annexures may be sufficient if no prejudice is caused. It also states that scandalous allegations imputing mala fides, bias, corruption, or attacks on judicial integrity can amount to criminal contempt, while fair criticism and unsubstantiated truth defences do not protect such conduct. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395061