Supreme Court and High Courts are considered as the Court of Record What does this mean 1 The judgem...........

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Supreme Court and High Courts are considered as the Court of Record. What does this mean?

1. The judgements, proceedings and acts of these Courts are recorded for perpetual memory and testimony.

2. These records are admitted to be of evidentiary value and cannot be questioned when produced before any court.

3. They have the power to punish for contempt of court.

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Explanation:

A Court of Record
As a Court of Record, the Supreme Court and High Courts have two powers:
(a) The judgements, proceedings and acts of the Supreme Court are recorded for perpetual memory and testimony. These records are admitted to be of evidentiary value and cannot be questioned when produced before any court. They are recognised as legal precedents and legal references.
(b) It has power to punish for contempt of court, either with simple imprisonment for a term up to six months or with fine up to `2,000 or with both. In 1991, the Supreme Court has ruled that it has power to punish for contempt not only of itself but also of high courts, subordinate courts and tribunals functioning in the entire country.
Contempt of court may be civil or criminal. Civil contempt means wilful disobedience to any judgement, order, writ or other process of a court or wilful breach of an undertaking given to a court.
Criminal contempt means the publication of any matter or doing an act which:
(i) scandalizes or lowers the authority of a court; or
(ii) prejudices or interferes with the due course of a judicial proceeding; or
(iii) interferes or obstructs the administration of justice in any other manner.