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By virtue of Articles 129 and 215, the Supreme Court of India and the High Courts in the States are…

Section 10 of the Contempt of Courts Act gives every High Court jurisdiction to punish contempt of courts subordinate to it, so the correct position is "The respective High…

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By virtue of Articles 129 and 215, the Supreme Court of India and the High Courts in the States are courts of record and possess contempt Jurisdiction. What is true about the lower Judiciary in the same connection?

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Section 10 of the Contempt of Courts Act gives every High Court jurisdiction to punish contempt of courts subordinate to it, so the correct position is "The respective High Courts can take up the matter of such a contempt under whose jurisdiction the lower court falls". A subordinate court does not acquire the court-of-record contempt power of Articles 129 and 215 merely because it exercises judicial functions.

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