The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985
17. Power to Punish for Contempt. -
A Tribunal shall have, and exercise, the same jurisdiction,
powers and authority in respect of contempt of itself as a High Court has and
may exercise and, for this purpose, the provisions of the Contempt of Court
Act, 1971 (70 of 1971), shall have effect subject to the modifications that -
(a) the references therein to a High Court
shall be construed as including a reference to such Tribunal;
(b) the references to the Advocate-General in
section 15 of the said Act shall be construed, -
(i) in relation to the
Central Administrative Tribunal, as a reference to the Attorney-General or the
Solicitor-General or the Additional Solicitor-General; and
(ii) in relation to an
Administrative Tribunal for a State or a Joint Administrative Tribunal for two
or more States, as a reference to the Advocate-General of the State or any of
the States for which such Tribunal has been established.