Allahabad High Court
RAM BILAS SINGHversusMANISH KUMAR VERMA, DISTRICT MAGISTRATE
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The court held that, although a prima facie case of contempt existed, it would not issue a notice and instead provided the opposite party a further three‑month period to comply with the original order.
Summary
The applicant, Ram Bilas Singh, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act seeking punishment of the opposite party, District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma, for willful disobedience of a judgment dated 04‑11‑2025 in Writ Petition No.11355 of 2025. The court noted that a copy of the order had been served to the opposite party on 21‑11‑2025 but remained unimplemented. While prima facie a case for contempt existed, the court declined to issue a notice and instead granted the opposite party an additional three months to comply, subject to procedural steps involving stamped envelopes. The applicant was directed to provide the necessary envelopes within a week, after which the court would forward the order to the opposite party. The court further ordered that the opposite party must comply and inform the applicant within a week of receipt, failing which the applicant may approach the court again. The contempt application was therefore disposed of pending compliance with the original order.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite party's failure to comply with the order dated 04‑11‑2025 constitutes willful disobedience punishable under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act
- Whether a notice should be issued before proceeding with contempt proceedings
Legislation cited
- Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — s. 12
Subjects
- contempt of court
- willful disobedience
- judgment compliance
- section 12
- high court procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 2501 of 2026
Ram Bilas Singh
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Manish Kumar Verma, District Magistrate
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anshuman Singh, Subhash Singh
Yadav
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant.
2. The present contempt application has been filed under Section 12 of the
Contempt of Courts Act for punishing the Opposite Party for willful
disobedience of the judgment and order dated 04.11.2025 passed by this
Court in Writ Petition No.11355 of 2025.
3. It is contended that applicant had filed aforesaid writ, which was disposed
of vide order dated 04.11.2025. Copy of the said order was served to the
opposite party through registered post on 21.11.2025, but the said direction
has not been complied with by the opposite party till date.
4. Prima facie, a case has been made out for punishing the opposite party for
willful disobedience of the judgment and order passed in the aforesaid writ
petition.
5. However, no notice is issued to the opposite party at this stage. The
opposite party is granted three months’ further time to comply with the order
dated 04.11.2025 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.11355 of 2025
from the date of production of a certified copy of this order.
6. The applicant shall supply a duly stamped registered envelope addressed
to the opposite party and another self-addressed envelope to the office within
one week from today. The office shall send a copy of this order along with
the self-addressed envelope of the applicant with a copy of contempt
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application to the opposite party within one week thereafter and keep a
record thereof.
7. The opposite party shall comply with the directions of the writ court and
intimate the applicant the order through the self-addressed envelop within a
week thereafter.
8. In case, the opposite party does not comply with the order, it would be
open to the applicant to approach this court again.
9. With the aforesaid observations, this application is finally disposed of at
this stage.
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
April 20, 2026
SK Goswami
Digitally signed by :-
SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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