Allahabad High Court
RAM NARESH SINGHversusBRIJ MOHAN SHUKLA DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER SITAPUR
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS
- Bench
- SAURABH LAVANIA
Holding
The contempt petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
Summary
Ram Naresh Singh filed a civil contempt application against Divisional Forest Officer Brij Mohan Shukla. The petitioner did not appear before the court, while the State's standing counsel was present. The court observed that, due to the passage of time, the contempt petition had become infructuous. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as infructuous and the contempt notices were discharged. The court allowed the petitioner to move an application for recall of the order within eight weeks if the cause of action still subsists.
Issues considered
- Whether the contempt petition remains maintainable despite the lapse of time
- Whether the petition should be dismissed as infructuous
Subjects
- contempt
- infructuous
- procedural lapse
- High Court
- dismissal
Judgment
Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:24166
Court No. - 19
Case :- CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 1502 of
2021
Applicant :- Ram Naresh Singh
Opposite Party :- Brij Mohan Shukla Divisional Forest Officer
Sitapur
Counsel for Applicant :- Ninnie Shrivastava,Mukul Misra
Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J.
1. Case called out.
2. None present for the petitioner, however, learned Standing
Counsel for the State is present.
3. It seems that by the efflux of time, this contempt petition has
become infructuous.
4. Accordingly, the contempt petition is dismissed as having
become infructuous.
5. Contempt notices are hereby discharged.
6. If the petitioner feels that the cause of action still survives, he
may move an application for recall of the order within eight
weeks.
7. Consigned to record.
Order Date :- 19.3.2024
Mayank
Digitally signed by :-
MAYANK PRATAP SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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