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An article published in Chennai scandalises the High Court of Delhi, and its author lives in Chennai.…

Section 11 gives a High Court jurisdiction over contempt of itself or of its subordinate courts "whether the contempt is alleged to have been committed within or outside the…

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An article published in Chennai scandalises the High Court of Delhi, and its author lives in Chennai. Under section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, may the High Court of Delhi try the contempt?

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Section 11 gives a High Court jurisdiction over contempt of itself or of its subordinate courts "whether the contempt is alleged to have been committed within or outside the local limits of its jurisdiction, and whether the person alleged to be guilty of contempt is within or outside such limits". The High Court of Delhi may therefore try the contempt, and no consent of another High Court is needed.

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