Allahabad High Court

NARENDRA KUMAR SAXENAversusHEM SINGH, ADM (FINANCE AND REVENUE)

Decided: 22 April 2026
Bench: ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL

Holding

The contempt application is dismissed as infructuous because the opposite party complied with the writ Court's order.

Summary

The High Court, while disposing of Writ-A No. 14804 of 2023 on 14 September 2023, directed the opposite party to decide the representation of the applicant, Narendra Kumar Saxena. The opposite party filed a compliance affidavit on 15 July 2024, stating that the representation decision was made on 30 April 2024 and attaching the decision as annexure. The applicant subsequently filed a contempt application (Civil) No. 3094 of 2024, alleging non‑compliance with the earlier order. Upon reviewing the compliance affidavit and the annexure, the Court found that the order of the writ Court had indeed been complied with. Consequently, the Court held that the contempt application was rendered infructuous, dismissed it, and discharged the contempt notice. The judgment was delivered by Hon'ble Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal on 23 April 2026.

Issues considered

Whether the opposite party complied with the writ Court's order to decide the applicant's representation.
Whether the contempt application remains maintainable after compliance with the order.

Subjects

contempt
writ jurisdiction
order compliance
representation
High Court of Allahabad

Judgment

                                              HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                               CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3094 of 2024

                                    Narendra Kumar Saxena
                                                                                              .....Applicant(s)
                                                                      Versus

                                    Hem Singh, ADM (Finance And Revenue)
                                                                                                 .....Opposite
                                                                                                       Party(s)

                                    Counsel for Applicant(s)      : Astitva Srivastava, Pankaj         Kumar
                                                                    Srivastava, Sasmita Srivastava
                                    Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :


                                    Court No. - 9
                                                    HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.

                                    1. The writ Court on 14.9.2023 while disposing of Writ-A No. 14804 of
                                    2023 had required the opposite party to decide the representation of the
                                    applicant.

                                    2. In the compliance affidavit filed by the opposite party on 15.7.2024 it
                                    has been stated that the order of writ Court has been complied with and
                                    representation of the applicant has been decided on 30.4.2024, copy of
                                    which has been appended as annexure No. 1 to the compliance affidavit.

                                    3. As the order of writ Court has been complied by the opposite party,
                                    contempt application has rendered infructuous and same stands dismissed.
                                    Contempt notice stands discharged.


                                                                                  (Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
                                    April 23, 2026
                                    Shekhar




Digitally signed by :-
SHASHI SHEKHAR PANDEY
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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