1. Court
2. Nature and Scope
(a) Broadly
(b) Freedom of speech/expression and contempt of court
(c) Power of superior court to punish for contempt of inferior/subordinate court
(d) Contempt by court, judge, magistrate or other person acting judicially
(e) Contempt by Advocates
(f) Contempt by court/registry officers or staff
3. Criminal Contempt
General principles
4. Civil Contempt
(a) General principles
(b) Instances of civil contempt
5. Maintainability
(a) Generally
(b) Cognizance
6. Practice and Procedure
(a) Generally
(b) Contempt in face of the court
(c) Specific matters
7. Exercise of Contempt Jurisdiction
(a) Generally
(b) Suo motu initiation of contempt proceedings
8. Defences
(a) Apology
(b) Justification and Truth
(c) Fair criticism or comment
(d) Proceedings not pending or ignorance of pendency of proceedings
9. Punishment for Contempt
(a) Abuse of process
(b) Criminal contempt
(c) Civil contempt
(d) Costs as punishment
(e) Sentencing
(f) Other instances of punishment
10. Particular Statutes and Rules
(a) Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
(b) Rules to Regulate Proceedings for Contempt of Court under Calcutta High Court Contempt of Court Rules, 1975
(c) Rules to Regulate Proceedings for Contempt of the Supreme Court, 1975