“Applicant preferred special appeal against order by the Single Judge in contempt proceedings. Veer Bahadur Yadav and Ors., the Allahabad High Court observed that the Supreme Court and High Court have consistently held that an intra-court appeal is not maintainable against an order of a Single Judge not initiating contempt proceedings. In case the contempt court oversteps its jurisdiction by discussing merits, special appeal would lie. Accordingly, the Court held that the appeal against order refusing proceedings against contemnor is not maintainable except for exception carved out by the Supreme Court. Case Title: Alok Kumar Yadav v. Sri Ashish Kumar Pandey [SPECIAL APPEAL No.