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Section 53: Power to punish for contempt

The Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act, 2014State Act of Himachal Pradesh · Act 23 of 2015

The Lokayukta 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 shall have effect subject to the modification that-

(a) the references therein to a High Court shall be construed as including a reference to the Lokayukta;

(b) sub-section (1) of section 18 shall not apply to the Lokayukta;

and

(c) in “proviso to sub-section (1) of section 19 reference to Judicial Commissioner in any Union Territory” shall be construed as including a reference to the Lokayukta.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act, 2014
Section53
Marginal notePower to punish for contempt
JurisdictionState of Himachal Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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