https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786096 An appeal under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 lies only from an order passed in the exercise of jurisdiction to punish for contempt. An order that merely declines to initiate contempt proceedings, or dismisses a contempt application in limine without imposing punishment, is not an appealable punitive order because it does not determine contempt on merits or result in punishment. On that basis, the NCLAT noted that a dismissal in limine of a contempt application does not attract the statutory appeal right under Section 19, and the appeal was not maintainable. en-us Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:25:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786096 An appeal under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 lies only from an order passed in the exercise of jurisdiction to punish for contempt. An order that merely declines to initiate contempt proceedings, or dismisses a contempt application in limine without imposing punishment, is not an appealable punitive order because it does not determine contempt on merits or result in punishment. On that basis, the NCLAT noted that a dismissal in limine of a contempt application does not attract the statutory appeal right under Section 19, and the appeal was not maintainable. Case-Laws IBC Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786096