Allahabad High Court
OM JIversusAJAY ANAND VERMA AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The court held that while a prima facie case of contempt existed, the opposite parties were given a further three months to comply before any contempt proceedings could proceed.
Summary
The applicant filed a contempt application alleging that the opposite parties willfully disobeyed the High Court's order dated 27 January 2026 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 908 of 2026. The order had been served on 28 January 2026 but remained unimplemented. The court observed that a prima facie case of contempt existed but, without issuing a notice, granted the opposite parties an additional three months to comply with the order. The court also directed the applicant to provide stamped envelopes for service of the order and contempt application to the opposite parties. The opposite parties were instructed to comply with the writ court's directions and inform the applicant within a week of compliance. The court held that if compliance is not achieved, the applicant may approach the court again, and the contempt application was disposed of at this stage.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite parties' failure to comply with the High Court's order constitutes willful disobedience amounting to contempt of court.
Subjects
- contempt of court
- willful disobedience
- civil writ petition
- compliance order
- High Court of Allahabad
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3012 of 2026
Om Ji
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Ajay Anand Verma And 3 Others
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Raj Kumar Srivastava, Shiv Poojan
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
27.1.2026 passed by this Court in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 908 of
2026.
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 27.1.2026. Copy of the order was served on 28.1.2026 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 27.1.2026 passed by this Court in Civil Misc. Writ Petition
No. 908 of 2026 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
the office within two weeks from today. The office shall send a copy of
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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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