(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may
make provision in respect of all or any of the following matters, namely: __
(a) the scale of payment of honorarium to be made to jurisconsults, experts and witnesses
summoned by the Court to defray the expenses, if any, incurred by them in attending for
the purposes of the proceedings before the Court; *1
(b) the form of oath to be made by a jurisconsult, expert or witness appearing before the
Court 2[;]
3[(c)
the powers and functions of the Court being exercised or performed by Benches
consisting of one or more members constituted by the Chairman;
(d) the decision of the Court being expressed in terms of the opinion of the majority of its
members or, as the case may be, of the members constituting a Bench; and
(e) the decision of cases in which the members constituting a Bench are equally divided in
their opinion.]
(3) Until rules are made under clause (1), the Shariat Benches of Superior Courts Rules, 1979,
shall, with the necessary modifications and so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of
this Chapter, continue in force.
CHAPTER 4. – GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE JUDICATURE
4[204. Contempt of Court.__ (1) In this Article, "Court" means the Supreme Court or a High
Court.
(2) A Court shall have power to punish any person who__
(a) abuses, interferes with or obstructs the process of the Court in any way or disobeys any
order of the Court;
(b) scandalizes the Court or otherwise does anything which tends to bring the Court or a
Judge of the Court into hatred, ridicule or contempt;
(c) does anything which tends to prejudice the determination of a matter pending before the
Court; or
(d) does any other thing which, by law, constitutes contempt of the Court.
(3) The exercise of the power conferred on a Court by this Article may be regulated by law and,
subject to law, by rules made by the Court.
1 The word "and" omitted by the Constitution (Second Amdt.) Order, 1980 (P. O. No. 4 of 1980), Art.6.
2 Subs. ibid., for the fullstop.
3 Paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) added ibid.
4 Subs. by P O. No. 14 of 1985, Art. 2 and Sch., for "Article 204".
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