The Supreme Court of India, while closing the Salwa Judum case, held that passing a law by Parliament or a State Legislature cannot by itself amount to contempt of court. The Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma clarified that legislation is a valid exercise of legislative power and cannot be treated as defiance of a judicial order unless found unconstitutional. The Court reaffirmed the principle of separation of powers, stressing that legislatures can make or amend laws, but their validity can only be tested through judicial review, not contempt proceedings.
