https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105494 Proceedings for contempt under section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 are initiated when a contempt application is filed or when the court suo motu commences the matter by issuing notice, not when a later show-cause notice is issued. A special court exercising contempt jurisdiction under section 11A of the Special Court Act must do so consistently with valid procedural law, and limitation is construed harmoniously with that power. Where the contempt is concealed by fraud, limitation runs from discovery of the fraud on principles reflected in section 17 of the Limitation Act, 1963. On the facts, the application was filed promptly after discovery and was within time. en-us Fri, 10 Aug 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:15:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105494 Proceedings for contempt under section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 are initiated when a contempt application is filed or when the court suo motu commences the matter by issuing notice, not when a later show-cause notice is issued. A special court exercising contempt jurisdiction under section 11A of the Special Court Act must do so consistently with valid procedural law, and limitation is construed harmoniously with that power. Where the contempt is concealed by fraud, limitation runs from discovery of the fraud on principles reflected in section 17 of the Limitation Act, 1963. On the facts, the application was filed promptly after discovery and was within time. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Aug 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105494