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Under which of the following provision of the Constitution of India, the Supreme Court of India can…

Article 129 makes the Supreme Court a court of record and gives it inherent contempt powers. In Delhi Judicial Service Association, the Court explained that this power…

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Under which of the following provision of the Constitution of India, the Supreme Court of India can take suo motu cognizance of the contempt of a High Court?

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Article 129 makes the Supreme Court a court of record and gives it inherent contempt powers. In Delhi Judicial Service Association, the Court explained that this power extends to protecting other courts whose judicial orders are subject to its supervision, including High Courts. Such intervention is exceptional and protects the administration of justice; Article 131 instead concerns original jurisdiction over specified intergovernmental disputes.

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