Allahabad High Court
RAJU AGRAHARI AND ANOTHERversusSRI AKHILESH KUMAR SINGH, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MANDHANCHAL VIDHUT VITRAN KHAND DISTT. SULTANPUR
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS
- Bench
- MANISH KUMAR
Holding
The contempt application is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners, Raju Agrahari and another, filed a civil contempt application against Sri Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Executive Engineer, Mandhanchal Vidhut Vitran Khand. The petitioner's counsel, Satyendra Nath Mishra, was absent and no request for adjournment was made. The court noted the absence of counsel and the lack of any request for postponement. Consequently, the High Court dismissed the contempt application for want of prosecution. The notice, if any, was discharged.
Issues considered
- Whether a contempt application can be proceeded with in the absence of the petitioner's counsel and without any request for adjournment
Subjects
- contempt
- civil procedure
- dismissal
- high court
- procedural default
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 1383 of 2025
Raju Agrahari And Another
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Sri Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Executive Engineer
Mandhanchal Vidhut Vitran Khand Distt.
Sultanpur .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Satyendra Nath Mishra
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Manish Jauhari
Court No. - 8
HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR, J.
Case has been called in the revised list.
Neither the learned counsel for the applicants is present nor any request has
been made on his behalf for adjournment of the case.
In view of above, the contempt application is dismissed for want of
prosecution.
Notice, if any, stands discharged.
(Manish Kumar,J.)
November 20, 2025
Nitesh
Digitally signed by :-
NITESH KUMAR TEWARY
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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