Allahabad High Court
SANJEEV GUPTA AND 2 OTHERSversusLOKESH M., CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NOIDA
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
A contempt application cannot stand when the underlying writ petition and its interim order have been dismissed.
Summary
The applicants, Sanjeev Gupta and two others, filed a contempt application challenging an interim order, even though the original writ petition had already been dismissed. The respondent, Lokesh M., CEO of Noida, was the opposite party. The applicant's counsel, Neeraj Srivastava, argued that the interim order should be subject to contempt proceedings. The court observed that since the writ petition itself was dismissed, there was no operative order to be held in contempt. Consequently, the court dismissed the contempt application. The judgment was delivered by Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal on April 23, 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the effect of filing a contempt application against an interim order when the underlying writ petition has been dismissed?
Subjects
- contempt
- interim order
- writ petition
- dismissal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 2675 of 2026
Sanjeev Gupta And 2 Others
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Lokesh M., Chief Executive Officer, Noida
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Neeraj Srivastava
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the present contempt
application has been filed against the interim order while the writ petition
itself has been dismissed.
2. In view of the said fact, present contempt application stands dismissed.
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
April 23, 2026
SK Goswami
Digitally signed by :-
SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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