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

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23 March 2022 9:38 AM IST
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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Nupur Thapliyal is a Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw, based in New Delhi. She reports from the Delhi High Court and trial courts in the national capital
