Allahabad High Court
MEDICAL POLLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEEversusDR. PAVAN KUMAR ARUN, DIRECTOR GENERAL, MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, SWASTH BHAWAN, KAISAR BAGH, LU
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The court declined to issue notice and instead granted the opposite party three months to comply with the earlier order, disposing of the contempt application at this stage.
Summary
The Medical Pollution Control Committee filed a contempt application alleging that Dr. Pavan Kumar Arun, Director General of Medical and Health Services, willfully disobeyed the High Court’s order dated 17 May 2025 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 14782 of 2025. The order had been served on 27 May 2025 but remained unimplemented. The court found a prima facie case of contempt but, instead of issuing a notice, granted the opposite party an additional three months to comply with the original order. The court directed the applicant to provide stamped envelopes for service of the contempt application and ordered the court’s office to forward the copy of the order to the opposite party. The opposite party was instructed to comply and inform the applicant within a week of receipt. If compliance fails, the applicant may approach the court again. The contempt application was therefore disposed of at this stage.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite party is in contempt for willful disobedience of the order dated 17 May 2025
- Whether notice should be issued before proceeding with contempt proceedings
Subjects
- contempt of court
- civil writ
- non‑compliance with judgment
- procedural law
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3009 of 2026
Medical Pollution Control Committee
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Dr. Pavan Kumar Arun, Director General, Medical
And Health Services, Swasth Bhawan, Kaisar
Bagh, Lucknow .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Gunjan Sharma, Namit Kumar Sharma
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 for punishing the
Opposite Party for willful disobedience of the judgment and order dated
17.5.2025 passed by this Court in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 14782 of
2025.
3. It is contended by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant
had filed the aforesaid writ petition, which was disposed of vide order
dated 17.5.2025. Copy of the order was served on 27.5.2025 but till date
the order of writ Court has not been complied with.
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 17.5.2025 passed by this Court in Civil Misc. Writ Petition
No. 14782 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 parties and another self-addressed envelope to
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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 parties 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.)
May 6, 2026
Shekhar
Digitally signed by :-
SHASHI SHEKHAR PANDEY
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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