Subordinate Court Cannot Initiate Contempt Proceedings Itself, Can Only Make Reference To 
High Court: Delhi High Court Reiterates

Nupur Thapliyal

23 March 2022 9:38 AM IST

  • Subordinate Court Cannot Initiate Contempt Proceedings Itself, Can Only Make Reference To 
High Court: Delhi High Court Reiterates

    The Delhi High Court has reiterated that the subordinate court can only make a reference to the High Court and that it cannot initiate contempt proceedings by itself. Justice Anu Malhotra placed reliance on the judgments delivered by the Delhi High Court in Nusrat Ali v. State & Anr., Rajeev Mittal v. Sanjay Goel and Neville A Mehta v. Sanjay Goel as well as the provisions of sec. 10, 11...

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