Contempt of Courts Act,1971

Act No : 70

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Section : Limitation for actions for contempt.

20. Limitation for actions for contempt. No court shall initiate any proceedings for contempt, either on its own motion or otherwise, after the expiry of a period of one year from the date on which the contempt is alleged to have been committed.

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Prakash Yedhula wrote on 03 May 2009

Sec. 20 does not derogate from the power vested in every High Court under art. 215 of the Constitution.—High Court of Karnataka v. Y.K. Subanna 1990 Cr LJ 1159

Prakash Yedhula wrote on 03 May 2009

Sec. 20 has no application where the contempt is a continuing wrong.—Firm Ganpat Ram Rajkumar v. Kalu Ram AIR 1989 SC 2285

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