Shah v. Hatton National Banks and Others – sllr 2001 volume 2 page 059

In the case between Shah (Plaintiff) and Hatton National Bank and Others (Defendants), the court examined the issue of whether an appeal from an interim order—arising from contempt proceedings and specifically from a preliminary objection overruled prior to plea—should be treated as a direct appeal under Section 798 of the Civil Procedure Code, or as an interlocutory appeal under Section 754(2). The findings established that the term “order” in Section 798 applies primarily to orders of acquittal and does not extend to interim orders made during inquiries into charges of contempt. The judgment reaffirmed the principle that proper appellate procedure is determined by the nature of the order appealed from, referring to the statutory interpretation of Sections 793, 797, 798, and 754(2) of the