https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=44291 An appeal under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 lies only from an order made in the High Court's jurisdiction to punish for contempt; an order refusing to initiate or dropping contempt proceedings is outside that appellate route. The Court also noted that, where no statutory appeal is available, Article 136 may be invoked in an appropriate case, but interference is discretionary and depends on the circumstances. No appeal lay under Section 19 against the order dropping the contempt proceeding, and the impugned order did not warrant interference under Article 136. en-us Wed, 10 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:53:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=44291 An appeal under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 lies only from an order made in the High Court's jurisdiction to punish for contempt; an order refusing to initiate or dropping contempt proceedings is outside that appellate route. The Court also noted that, where no statutory appeal is available, Article 136 may be invoked in an appropriate case, but interference is discretionary and depends on the circumstances. No appeal lay under Section 19 against the order dropping the contempt proceeding, and the impugned order did not warrant interference under Article 136. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 10 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=44291