Allahabad High Court
SMT. MEENAversusSUSHRI AYUSHI PANDEY, ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE (JUNIOR DIVISION)
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The contempt application was disposed of, with the court ordering the opposite party to decide application 7C by 25 March 2026.
Summary
Smt. Meena filed a contempt application (Civil) No. 1090 of 2026 against Additional Civil Judge Sushri Ayushi Pandey for allegedly failing to decide a pending application (referred to as application 7C). The court noted that both parties had repeatedly been absent, preventing a decision on the pending application. Counsel for the High Court pointed out that the next hearing was fixed for 25 March 2026 and that the opposite party must comply with the writ court’s order to decide application 7C. The judge directed the opposite party to positively decide the application by the next date. The contempt application was consequently disposed of without any penalty.
Issues considered
- Whether the failure to appear and decide application 7C constitutes contempt of court?
Subjects
- contempt
- civil procedure
- non‑compliance
- writ court
- application 7C
- court directions
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 1090 of 2026
Smt. Meena
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Sushri Ayushi Pandey, Additional Civil Judge
(Junior Division) .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kamlesh Kumar Mishra
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. Instructions have come from the side opposite, which are taken on
record.
2. Sri Rahul Srivastava, learned counsel appearing for Allahabad High
Court, states that the parties, on number of occasions, have absented
themselves and, as such, application 7C could not have been decided. He
further submits that the next date fixed in the matter is 25.3.2026.
3. In view of the said fact, opposite party is expected to comply the order
of writ Court and decide the application 7C, in accordance with law,
positively by the next date i.e. 25.3.2026.
4. Contempt application stands disposed of.
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
March 19, 2026
Shekhar
Digitally signed by :-
SHASHI SHEKHAR PANDEY
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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