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Section 5

Contempt of court rules, high Court, madras, 1975.Central Rules · 1971

(1) Every reference by a subordinate court shall clearly specify the contempt of which the person charged is alleged to be guilty.

(2) Every such reference on receipt in the High Court shall first be dealt with in the Administrative Side and will be placed before the Judge-in-charge of the district in which the subordinate court making the reference is situated, and the Chief Justice for directions to send the papers to the Advocate General for taking appropriate action.

(3) Every application arising out of such reference for alleged Contempt of Subordinate Court shall be posted before a Division Bench for orders as to whether notice shall issue to the alleged contemner.

(4) Notice of such application if ordered by court, requiring the alleged contemner to appear on a day fixed, which shall be not less than four weeks from the date of order or as fixed by the court, shall be sent out for personal service on the alleged contemner.

(5) No process fee shall be collected for service of process.

(6) Every such application shall on the date fixed be posted for hearing before a Division Bench dealing with such applications for the time being.

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ActContempt of court rules, high Court, madras, 1975.
Section5
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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