L.P.A. No. 555 of 2011(O&M) 1 In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh … L.P.A. No. 555 of 2011(O&M) Date of decision: 5.12.2011 Pushp Lata ..Appellant Versus Shri D.P.S.Nagal and others ..Respondents Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. M. Kumar Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Narain Raina Present: Mr. Sandeep Kotla, Advocate for the Appellant. .. 1. To be referred to the reporters or not ? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest ? M.M.Kumar,J. 1. The instant appeal under Clause X of the Letters Patent is directed against the order dated 13.9.2010 passed by the learned Single Judge dismissing the Contempt Petition and leaving open to the Contemner to submit a representation for the lack of any basic amenities. The contemner-petitioner has also prayed that the representation may be decided by the respondents expeditiously in accordance with law. 2. On the last date of hearing, we have asked learned counsel for the appellant to explain how a Letters Patent Appeal would be competent against an order dismissing the Contempt Petition because under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act,1972(for short,the “Act”), there is a specific remedy for appeal in the Act and Letters Patent Appeal under Clause X would not be maintainable. Learned counsel had sought time to explain. L.P.A. No. 555 of 2011(O&M) 2 3. Accordingly, we are of the view that this appeal is not maintainable as the regular remedy of appeal under Section 19 of the Act could be availed by the petitioner in a case where the contempt court has convicted a contemner not when the contemner has been exonerated as in the instant appeal. Dismissed. (M.M.KUMAR) JUDGE (RAJIV NARAIN RAINA) JUDGE December 5,2011 nk