Snowwhite's The Law of Contempt of Court

About this book

The book features intricate facets of the law of contempt in a lucid and simple way. The book is well-structured and designed in a user-friendly manner. It is divided in to two main sections. The first section contains 20 chapters covering the entire law on the subject ‘contempt of court’. The second part (Appendices) is a collection of the enacted laws, rules, reports of various committees and other relevant material. The book is not merely a compilation of the case law on the subject; but it contains analysis of all important issues and reflects the personal views of the author also. The most prominent topics on which author’s erudition can be discerned are - ‘Truth or justification as defense’, ‘Distinctions between civil and criminal contempt’, ‘Contempt proceeding whether a substitute for execution proceeding’, ‘Purging contempt’, ‘Contempt in the face of the court’ and ‘Contempt by a Judge, Magistrate etc.’. The author has viewed the definition of the term “Court” for the purposes of law of contempt from a totally different angle. This book will certainly serve as a useful guide for the proper understanding of the law of contempt with the latest case law on the subject. The book covers almost all important decisions of the Supreme Court of India..