What is a court of record?

A court of record is a court whose judgements are recorded for testimony and evidence. These records are precedents, i.e, High Courts and other subordinate courts are bound to give a similar judgment in a similar case. This has two implications: (i) The judgements are preserved as record. These can be produced in any court as precedent. (ii) Any person who commits a contempt of court can be punished. The court is not deprived by this right.