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Section 5A: Power to punish for contempt

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service (Tribunal) Act, 1976State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 17 of 1976

[ (5-A) Without prejudice to the jurisdiction, powers and authority of the High Court under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 in respect of contempt of courts subordinate to it, the Tribunal shall have and exercise jurisdiction, power and authority in respect of contempt of itself as the High Court has, and may exercise in respect of contempt of itself, and for this purpose the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply subject to the following modifications, namely :–

(a) references therein to High Court, its Chief Justice and other Judges shall be construed as reference to the Tribunal its Chairman and other members respectively ;

(b) reference to Advocate-General in section 15 of the said Act shall be construed as reference to [ the public prosecutor appointed by the State Government under sub-section (1) of section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 or such other law officer] as the State Government may by notification, specify in that behalf;

(c) in section 19 of the said Act,–

(i) for sub-section (1) the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely :–

‘‘(1) An appeal shall lie as of right from any order or decision of the Tribunal in the exercise of its jurisdiction to punish for contempt to the High Court.’’ ;

(ii) for sub-section (4) the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely :–

‘‘(4) An appeal under sub-section (1) shall be filed within sixty days from the date of the order appealed against.’’

Where this provision sits

ActThe Uttar Pradesh Public Service (Tribunal) Act, 1976
Section5A
Marginal notePower to punish for contempt
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted, U.P. Act No. 7 of 1992. Ins. by sec. 9 of the U.P. Act No. 7 of 1992.
  • substituted, U.P. Act No. 5 of 2000. Subs. by sec. 8 of the U.P. Act No. 5 of 2000.

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