https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169275 An appeal under section 19(1) of the Contempt of Courts Act lies only from a High Court order passed in the exercise of its jurisdiction to punish for contempt. Where the High Court declines to invoke that punitive jurisdiction and dismisses a criminal contempt application without imposing punishment, the order is not appealable under that provision. The statutory right of appeal does not extend to a mere refusal to punish for contempt. The appeal was therefore not maintainable, the objection to maintainability succeeded, and the proceeding was dismissed at the threshold. en-us Wed, 04 May 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:04:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169275 An appeal under section 19(1) of the Contempt of Courts Act lies only from a High Court order passed in the exercise of its jurisdiction to punish for contempt. Where the High Court declines to invoke that punitive jurisdiction and dismisses a criminal contempt application without imposing punishment, the order is not appealable under that provision. The statutory right of appeal does not extend to a mere refusal to punish for contempt. The appeal was therefore not maintainable, the objection to maintainability succeeded, and the proceeding was dismissed at the threshold. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 04 May 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169275