https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464966 A contempt appeal is not maintainable against an order dismissing a contempt petition as time-barred under Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, because the statutory scheme permits initiation of contempt proceedings only within one year from the alleged contempt. The appellate remedy under Section 19 lies only from an order passed in the exercise of jurisdiction to punish for contempt; an order refusing to initiate contempt, dropping proceedings, or declining punishment is not appealable. Applying that settled principle, the Court rejected the appeal. en-us Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:34:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464966 A contempt appeal is not maintainable against an order dismissing a contempt petition as time-barred under Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, because the statutory scheme permits initiation of contempt proceedings only within one year from the alleged contempt. The appellate remedy under Section 19 lies only from an order passed in the exercise of jurisdiction to punish for contempt; an order refusing to initiate contempt, dropping proceedings, or declining punishment is not appealable. Applying that settled principle, the Court rejected the appeal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464966