https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173603 Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 is triggered only when the court applies its mind to the material, finds a prima facie case of contempt, and decides to commence contempt proceedings by issuing notice to the alleged contemners to show cause why they should not be punished. A private application or an earlier request for notice is only an anterior step and does not amount to initiation. On the facts described, the show-cause notice reflected the court's decision to proceed, so the proceedings were treated as initiated on 6.1.1988 within the one-year period. The order dropping the contempt proceedings was therefore erroneous. en-us Tue, 22 Feb 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:45:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173603 Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 is triggered only when the court applies its mind to the material, finds a prima facie case of contempt, and decides to commence contempt proceedings by issuing notice to the alleged contemners to show cause why they should not be punished. A private application or an earlier request for notice is only an anterior step and does not amount to initiation. On the facts described, the show-cause notice reflected the court's decision to proceed, so the proceedings were treated as initiated on 6.1.1988 within the one-year period. The order dropping the contempt proceedings was therefore erroneous. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 22 Feb 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173603