Allahabad High Court
SHRAVAN KUMAR SINGHversusANOOP KUMAR DISTT.INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS GONDA
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS
Holding
The contempt application is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Shravan Kumar Singh, filed a civil contempt application against Anoop Kumar, District Inspector of Schools, Gonda. The matter was listed before the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, but the petitioner's counsel, Saryu Prasad Tiwari, was absent and no request for adjournment was made. The court noted the absence of representation and the lack of any request to postpone the hearing. Consequently, the court dismissed the contempt application on the ground of want of prosecution. The notice, if any, was discharged and the matter was closed.
Issues considered
- Whether a contempt application can proceed in the absence of the petitioner's counsel and without a request for adjournment?
Subjects
- civil contempt
- procedural default
- dismissal for want of prosecution
- court procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 2530 of 2018
Shravan Kumar Singh
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Anoop Kumar Distt.Inspector Of Schools Gonda
.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Saryu Prasad Tiwari
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Court No. - 8
HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR, J.
Case has been called in the revised list.
Neither the learned counsel for the applicant 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.
October 8, 2025
Nitesh
(Manish Kumar,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
NITESH KUMAR TEWARY
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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