Section 11A
Power to punish for contempt.
The Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act, 1992
About this Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of a Special Court for the trial of offences relating to transactions in securities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
1[11A. Power to punish for contempt.--The Special Court shall have, and exercise, the same
jurisdiction, powers and authority in respect of contempt of itself as a High Court has and may exercise
and, for this purpose, the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (70 of 1971), shall have effect
subject to the modifications that--
(a) the references therein to a High Court shall be construed as including a reference to such Special Court;
(b) the references to the Advocate-General in section 15 of the said Act, shall be construed, in relation to the Special Court, as a reference to the Attorney-General or the Solicitor-General or the Additional Solicitor-General.]
(a) the references therein to a High Court shall be construed as including a reference to such Special Court;
(b) the references to the Advocate-General in section 15 of the said Act, shall be construed, in relation to the Special Court, as a reference to the Attorney-General or the Solicitor-General or the Additional Solicitor-General.]
Notes
1 Ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w. e. f. 25-1-1994).