Article 129

Part V — The Union · Constitution of India

Article 129

Supreme Court to be a court of record. The Supreme Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the power to punish for contempt of itself.

In plain wordsThe Supreme Court is a court of record, meaning its proceedings carry permanent legal authority, and it can punish people for contempt of itself. Defying or scandalising the Court can itself land a person in trouble.

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