Order of dismissal of contempt petition not appealable u/s. 19 of Contempt of Courts Act

Srinivas Kalluri Vs Birendra Kumar Agarwal (NCLAT Chennai) NCLAT Chennai held that appeal as prescribed under section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against the order of dismissal of contempt petition is not maintainable. Accordingly, company appeals are dismissed. Facts- The Company Appeals, which has been preferred by the Appellants by invoking the provision contained u/s. 61 of I & B Code, which is to be read with Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The Appellants, in these two Company Appeals have raised their cause being aggrieved as against the impugned order dat...