Allahabad High Court

INDRA JEET SINGH AND OTHERSversusSHRI BIJENDRA SINGH, VICE CHANCELLOR, NARENDRA DEV UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY AYODHYA

Decided: 24 September 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS
Bench: MANISH KUMAR SAURABH LAVANIA

Holding

The application was dismissed for failure to appear and take steps as required under Chapter 12 Rule IV of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952.

Summary

The applicant, Indra Jeet Singh and others, filed a contempt application before the Allahabad High Court. No counsel or party appeared on behalf of the applicant, nor was any request made for an adjournment or additional time to comply with procedural requirements. The court noted that the applicant had not taken any steps to advance the proceedings. Consequently, the court dismissed the application pursuant to Chapter 12 Rule IV of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952. The judgment was delivered by Justice Manish Kumar on September 4, 2025.

Issues considered

Whether the contempt application should be dismissed for non-appearance and failure to comply with procedural requirements under Chapter 12 Rule IV.

Subjects

contempt
procedural default
high court rules
non-appearance
dismissal

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                            LUCKNOW
                                               CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 1265 of 2024

                                     Indra Jeet Singh And Others
                                                                                                .....Applicant(s)
                                                                      Versus


                                     Shri Bijendra Singh, Vice Chancellor, Narendra
                                     Dev University Of Agriculture And Technology
                                     Ayodhya                                                       .....Opposite
                                                                                                         Party(s)

                                     Counsel for Applicant(s)                  :   Deep Narayan Tripathi
                                     Counsel for Opposite Party(s)             :


                                    Court No. - 17
                                                        HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR, J.

                                    The present case has been listed under the heading of Chapter 12 Rule IV
                                    of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952.
                                    Case has been called out but no one appears on behalf of applicant nor
                                    any request has been made on his behalf to adjourn the case or grant
                                    further time for filing steps.
                                    As per the record, steps have not been taken thus, case is dismissed under
                                    Chapter 12 Rule IV of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952.



                                                                                            (Manish Kumar,J.)
                                    September 4, 2025
                                    Ashish




Digitally signed by :-
ASHISH MISHRA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench

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