Allahabad High Court
REEMA YADAV AND ANOTHERversusANAND MOHAN UPADHYAY, SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, VARANASI AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The court did not find contempt at this stage, granted the opposite party three months to comply, and disposed of the contempt application.
Summary
Reema Yadav filed a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 27‑08‑2025 in Writ Petition No. 28200 of 2025. The order was served on the opposite party on 25‑02‑2026, but the court was told it had not been complied with. The bench held that a prima facie case existed but that notice was not required at this stage. It directed the applicant to furnish stamped envelopes for service and granted the opposite party three months from receipt of a certified copy to comply, with a mechanism for further notice. The application was disposed of, with the court indicating that the applicant may return if compliance is not achieved.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite party is in contempt for willful disobedience of the order dated 27‑08‑2025 under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act
- Whether notice is required before proceeding with contempt proceedings
Legislation cited
- Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — s. 12
Subjects
- contempt of court
- willful disobedience
- Section 12
- High Court of Allahabad
- writ petition
- procedural compliance
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 2983 of 2026
Reema Yadav And Another
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Anand Mohan Upadhyay, Special Land Acquisition
Officer, Varanasi And 2 Others .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sunil Dubey
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 27.08.2025 passed by this
Court in Writ Petition No. 28200 of 2025.
3. It is contended that applicant had approached writ Court through
aforesaid writ petition, which was disposed of vide order dated
27.08.2025. Copy of the order of writ Court was served upon opposite
party on 25.02.2026 personally, but according to the applicant, the said
order 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 27.08.2025 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 28200 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 two weeks 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 application to the opposite party within one week thereafter
and keep a record thereof.
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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.)
May 5, 2026
(V. S. SINGH)
Digitally signed by :-
VIDYA SAGAR SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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