Supreme Court of India
D.N. Taneja v. Bhajan Lal
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What the Court ordered
For the reasons aforesaid, there is substance in the preliminary f objection raised as to the maintainability of the appeal.
Judgment, page 7
From the headnote
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971-Section 19( 1)-Interpretation of-When can High Court be said to exercise its jurisdiction to punish for its contempt--High Court exercises this jurisdiction only when it imposes punishment for contempt-If no punishment is imposed on contemnor, no jurisdiction to punish for contempt is exercised. Contempt of Courts Act, 1971-Section 19( 1)-Interpretation of-The right of appeal is only of the contemnor and not of the person who alleges that the contemnor had committed contempt of the Court Remedy of the person alleging contempt lies under Article 136 of the
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