Law of Contempt of Court

Table of Contents:

LAW OF CONTEMPT OF COURT

1. Historical background.

2. Islamic concept of contempt of court.

3. The Contempt of Court Ordinance, 2003.

4. The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. (Articles 66 and 204)

5. The Pakistan Penal Code, 1860. (Relevant Section)

6. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. (Relevant Sections)

7. The Conciliation Courts Ordinance, 1961. (Relevant Section)

8. The Family Courts Act, 1964. (Relevant Section)

9. The Anti-terrorism Act, 1997. (Relevant Sections)

10. The National Accountability Ordinance, 1999. (Relevant Section)

11. The Supreme Court Rules, 1980. (Relevant Part)

12. Rules and Orders of the Lahore High Court, Lahore. (Relevant Part)

13. The Contempt of Court Act, 1976. [Repealed]

14. The Contempt of Court Act, 2012. [Declared unconstitutional]

15. The Judicial Officers’ Protection Act, 1850.

16. The Contempt of Court Act, 1993. (Azad Jammu & Kashmir)

17. The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Interim Constitution Act, 1974. (Sections 30 & 45)

18. The Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Order, 2018. (Articles 57 & 90)

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Short Description: Law of Contempt of Court with Select Rulings on Contempt of Court

Author: Muhammad Abdul Basit