Allahabad High Court
CHANDRA MOHAN SINGHALversusDR. ASHISH KUMAR GOEL, CHAIRMAN, UTTAR PRADESH POWER CORPORATION LIMITED, SHAKTI BHAWAN, 14 ASHOK M
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
A prima facie case of willful disobedience exists, but the court refrains from proceeding with contempt and instead grants the opposite party further time to comply.
Summary
The applicant, Chandra Mohan Singhal, filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging that the opposite party, Dr. Ashish Kumar Goel, willfully disobeyed a judgment dated 24‑04‑2025 in Writ Petition No.14119 of 2024. The order was served on the opposite party on 28‑05‑2025, but compliance was not forthcoming. The court found a prima facie case of contempt but, noting that no notice had been issued, directed the parties to exchange stamped envelopes to facilitate service of the order and granted the opposite party an additional three months to comply. The court further instructed that if compliance is not achieved, the applicant may approach the court again. Consequently, the contempt application was disposed of at this stage without any penalty.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite party’s failure to comply with the order dated 24‑04‑2025 amounts to willful disobedience punishable under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act.
Legislation cited
- Contempt of Courts Act — s. 12
Subjects
- contempt of court
- willful disobedience
- Section 12
- High Court of Allahabad
- compliance order
- writ petition
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 2530 of 2026
Chandra Mohan Singhal
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Dr. Ashish Kumar Goel, Chairman, Uttar Pradesh
Power Corporation Limited, Shakti Bhawan, 14
Ashok Marg .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pranesh Kumar Mishra
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 24.04.2025 passed by this
Court in Writ Petition No.14119 of 2024.
3. It is contended that applicant had filed aforesaid writ, which was disposed
of vide order dated 24.04.2025. Copy of the said order was served to the
opposite party personally on 28.05.2025, 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 24.04.2025 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.14119 of 2024
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
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the self-addressed envelope of the applicant with a copy of contempt
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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