Allahabad High Court

ANIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVAversusMUNI RAJ, DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, AYODHYA

Decided: 28 April 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS
Bench: SAURABH LAVANIA

Holding

The Court dismissed the contempt application by default because the applicant failed to appear and no adjournment was sought.

Summary

The applicant, Anil Kumar Srivastava, filed a civil contempt application against Muni Raj, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ayodhya. The matter was listed before the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, before Hon’ble Justice Manish Kumar. Neither the applicant’s counsel nor any representative appeared, and no request for adjournment was made. The Court held that in the absence of the applicant’s presence, the contempt proceedings could not continue. Consequently, the contempt application was dismissed by default and any notice issued against the respondent was discharged.

Issues considered

Can a civil contempt application proceed when the applicant fails to appear before the Court?
Whether the Court may discharge a notice issued against the respondent in the absence of the applicant’s presence?

Subjects

civil contempt
default dismissal
non-appearance
High Court
contempt proceedings
notice discharge

Judgment

                                               HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                              LUCKNOW
                                                CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 1685 of 2023

                                     Anil Kumar Srivastava
                                                                                                   .....Applicant(s)
                                                                       Versus

                                     Muni Raj, Deputy Inspector General Of Police,
                                     Ayodhya                                                          .....Opposite
                                                                                                            Party(s)

                                     Counsel for Applicant(s)      : Surendra Pratap Singh, Ashok Kumar
                                                                     Chaube, Manish Mani Sharma,
                                                                     Rajendra Pratap Singh, Shikhar Chaube
                                     Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :

                                    Court No. - 8
                                                        HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR, J.

                                    Case has been called in the revised list.

                                    Neither the learned counsels for the applicant/ petitioner is present nor
                                    any request has been made on their behalf for adjournment of the case.

                                    The contempt application is dismissed in default.

                                    Notice, if any, issued against the respondent is discharged.



                                                                                           (Manish Kumar,J.)
                                    October 16, 2025
                                    S. Kumar




Digitally signed by :-
SANTOSH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench

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