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Description
In the book under review which is an updated version, the author has done great service to lawyers, judges and the public by dealing with the subject of contempt of court with great competence, exhaustiveness and erudition. Quite a number of books are coming out these days on the subject of contempt of court, but one may state with confidence that the author of the book under review has done an excellent work and contributed to the study of the subject through a handy volume, shedding abundant light even on penumbral areas. There is hardly any facer of the topic he has omitted. Basically, he has presented a thorough study of the contempt of a Courts Act, 1971, in its various dimensions. The book is luminous without being voluminous, learned without being legalistic.
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Contents
Part 1 - Constitution, contempt of courts and legislatures
Chapter 1. Constitution and contempt of court
Chapter 2. Constitution and contempt of legislatures constitutional provisions
Part 2 - The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
Chapter 3. The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (act no. 70 of 1971)
Part 3 - Contempt of tribunals
Chapter 4. Tribunals
Part 4 - Contempt of legislatures
Chapter 5. Source and nature of the power
Chapter 6. Privileges and their breach
Chapter 7. Contempt power
Chapter 8. Punishment
Chapter 9. Procedure
Chapter 10. Judicial review and privilege
Appendices
Appendix 'a' - Rules made under section 23 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
Appendix 'b' - The Contempt of Courts Act, 1952
Appendix ‘c’ - Sanyal Committee Report
Appendix 'd’ - The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
Appendix ‘e’ - Report of the joint select committee of Parliament on contempt of
court (Bhargava committee)
Appendix ‘f’ - The contempt of the courts bill, 1968 (bill no. VIII-B of 1968) (as
reported by the joint committee)
Appendix ‘g' - The Contempt of Courts (cat) Rules, 1992
Appendix 'h' - The Central Administrative Tribunal (contempt of courts) Rules, 1986
Appendix ‘i’ - Forms prescribed by CR. P.C
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Author Details
Samaraditya Pal, M.A., LL.B. (Cal.), Senior Advocate, Barrister (Inner Temple)
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