Consent For Contempt Of Court

• 04 Dec 2020

• Section 15 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971, describes the procedure for contempt of court.
• In the case of the Supreme Court, the Attorney General or the Solicitor General, and in the case of High Courts, the Advocate General, may bring in a motion for initiating a case of criminal contempt.
• If the motion is brought by a private citizen, the consent of the Attorney General or the Advocate General in writing is mandatory and this is exercised to save the judicial time of the court.
• The court itself can initiate a contempt of court case (suomotu) through its power (Article 129 of the Constitution).
• If AG denies consent, petition ends there itself.However, complainant can urge the court to take suomotu cognizance.