Correct answer: (b) 1, 2 and 4
Explanation
- A
1 and 2 only
1 and 2 only. Parliament’s power to legislate on contempt (statement 4) also holds.
- B
1, 2 and 4
1, 2 and 4. Sanyal Committee → 1971 Act; Articles 129/215; Union List entry 77/14-type power to make contempt law. The Constitution does not define civil/criminal contempt.
- C
3 and 4 only
3 and 4 only. Statement 3 is false.
- D
3 only
3 only. Definitions sit in the 1971 Act, not the Constitution.
Summary. Official key is (b) 1, 2 and 4. The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 followed the H.N. Sanyal Committee. Articles 129 and 215 empower the Supreme Court and High Courts to punish contempt of themselves. Civil and criminal contempt are defined in the Act, not in the Constitution. Parliament can make laws on contempt.
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