https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=802295 An appeal under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act lies against an order imposing punishment for contempt, not against dismissal of a contempt petition where no punishment has been imposed. Section 425 of the Companies Act attracts the Contempt of Courts Act, including its appellate provision. Contempt punishment requires deliberate disobedience to be established beyond doubt. In a dispute over company bank accounts, the transactions were attributed to post-dated cheques already held by the applicant; neither their issuance after the direction nor their encashment or withdrawal was established. en-us Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:42:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=802295 An appeal under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act lies against an order imposing punishment for contempt, not against dismissal of a contempt petition where no punishment has been imposed. Section 425 of the Companies Act attracts the Contempt of Courts Act, including its appellate provision. Contempt punishment requires deliberate disobedience to be established beyond doubt. In a dispute over company bank accounts, the transactions were attributed to post-dated cheques already held by the applicant; neither their issuance after the direction nor their encashment or withdrawal was established. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=802295