Contempt of Courts Act,1971

Act No : 70

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Section : Contempt by judge, magistrate or other person acting judicially.

16. Contempt by judge, magistrate or other person acting judicially.(1) Subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force, a judge, magistrate or other person acting judicially shall also be liable for contempt of his own court or of any other court in the same manner as any other individual is liable and the provisions of this Act shall, so far as may be, apply accordingly. (2) Nothing in this section shall apply to any observations or remarks made by a judge, magistrate or other person acting judicially, regarding a subordinate court in an appeal or revision pending before such judge, magistrate or other person against the order or judgment of the subordinate court.

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JYOTI PRAKASH BARIK wrote on 13 July 2012

i wnt to read the opinion

Prakash Yedhula wrote on 03 May 2009

The judges have the absolute and unchallengeable control for the court domain. But they cannot misuse their authority by intemperate comments, undignified or scathing criticism of Counsel, parties or witnesses. The court has the inherent power to act truly upon its own convictions on any matter coming before it for adjudication, but it is a general principal of the highest importance to the proper administration of justice that derogatory remarks ought not to be made against persons or authority whose conduct comes into consideration unless it is absolutely necessary.—A.M. Mathur v. Pramod Kumar Gupta 1990 (2) SCC 533

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