Answer: The High Court (HC) and Supreme Court (SC) are called a court of record.
Supreme Court (SC) as a Court of Record
If the SC is called a Court of Record, then it has two powers:
- As per the Supreme court judgments, all the acts and proceedings of the SC are recorded for testimony and perpetual memory. These all keep records are permitted to be of evidentiary importance and cannot be asked questioned when made before any court. Supreme courts are identified as legal references and legal precedents.
- Apart from this, SC has the power to punish for hatred of the court, either with easy confinement for a duration of up to 6 months or with a fine or both.
High Court (HC) as a Court of Record
If the HC is called a Court of Record, then it has also two powers:
- In the high court judgments, all the acts and proceedings of the HC are recorded for testimony and perpetual memory. Both records are accepted to be of evidentiary matter and cannot be examined when made before any court. They are determined as legal references and legal precedents.
- The high court has the power to punish for hatred of the court, either with austere detention or with a fine, or both.