Allahabad High Court
MUSHIR AHMADversusSRI RAJEEV GARG, CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The contempt application was dismissed as infructuous because the opposite party had complied with the writ court's order.
Summary
Mushir Ahmad filed a civil contempt application against Sri Rajeev Garg, Chief Conservator of Forest, alleging non‑compliance with a writ court order. The applicant’s counsel, Mohammad Yaseen, informed the High Court that the opposite party had complied with the writ order. The court examined whether the contempt proceeding remained viable after compliance. Finding that the purpose of the contempt proceeding was defeated, the court held the application to be infructuous. Consequently, the contempt notice was discharged and the application dismissed.
Issues considered
- Whether a contempt application can be maintained when the alleged contemnor has complied with the writ court's order.
Subjects
- civil contempt
- contempt application
- writ compliance
- dismissal
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3121 of 2021
Mushir Ahmad
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Sri Rajeev Garg, Chief Conservator Of Forest And
Another .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohammad Yaseen
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Satya Prakash Mishra
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. Mohd. Yaseen, learned counsel for applicant states that the order of
writ Court has been complied with by the opposite party.
2. In view of the statement, so made, contempt application stands
dismissed as infructuous. Contempt notice stands discharged.
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
May 7, 2026
Shekhar
Digitally signed by :-
SHASHI SHEKHAR PANDEY
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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