Part VI · CHAPTER V.—THE HIGH COURTS IN THE STATES
Article 215 High Courts to be courts of record.
In force
This article makes every High Court a court of record. A court of record keeps a permanent account of its proceedings, and that account carries full legal weight everywhere. Every High Court has all the powers of such a court. These include the power to punish for contempt of itself.
- Every High Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the power to punish for contempt of itself.
What it means
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This article makes every High Court a court of record. A court of record keeps a permanent account of its proceedings, and that account carries full legal weight everywhere. Every High Court has all the powers of such a court. These include the power to punish for contempt of itself.