Only an order convicting or imposing punishment is subject to challenge under section 19 of the contempt of court act

If the High Court for whatever reasons decides to issue or makes any direction relating to the merits of the dispute between the parties in a contempt proceeding, the agree person is not without remedy and can file an appeal against the said order if there was a provision for intra Court appeal or can appeal to the Supreme Court in other cases. 

An appeal under section 19 is maintainable only against an order or decision of the High Court passed in exercise of jurisdiction to punish for contempt that is an order imposing punishment for contempt  

Midnapore, People's cooperative Bank Limited v. Chunni Lal Nanda 2006 5 SCC 299

Ajay Kumar Bhalla versus Prakash Kumar Dixit civil appeal number 8129 of 2024 Decided by

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