Allahabad High Court

DEEPAK KUMAR DWIVEDIversusPREM PRAKASH, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICITY DISRIBUTION DIVISION-III, CIVIL LINE, MORADABAD

Decided: 13 May 2026
Bench: ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL

Holding

The contempt application was dismissed as the writ court's order had been complied with.

Summary

The Division Bench on 29 July 2024 set aside a final assessment order dated 25 April 2024 and its recovery, directing the opposite party to reconsider the applicant's objections. The opposite party filed an affidavit stating that a reasoned order addressing those objections was issued on 18 August 2025, and the order was attached as Annexure 1. The applicant then filed a contempt application alleging non‑compliance with the writ court's order. The court examined the affidavit and found that the writ court's order had indeed been complied with. Consequently, the contempt application was deemed infructuous and was dismissed, with the contempt notice discharged.

Issues considered

Whether the contempt application is maintainable when the writ court's order has been complied with

Subjects

contempt of court
compliance
writ jurisdiction
assessment order
quash order

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                 CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3242 of 2025

                                    Deepak Kumar Dwivedi
                                                                                                   .....Applicant(s)
                                                                        Versus

                                    Prem Prakash, Executive Engineer, Electricity
                                    Disribution Division-Iii, Civil Line, Moradabad                   .....Opposite
                                                                                                            Party(s)

                                    Counsel for Applicant(s)      : Ram Shyam Shanker Pandey, Subodh
                                                                    Pandey
                                    Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Pranjal Mehrotra

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

                                    1. The Division Bench on 29.07.2024 had quashed the final assessment order
                                    dated 25.04.2024 and consequential recovery. The opposite party was to
                                    decide the matter afresh on the objections of the applicant.

                                    2. In the affidavit of compliance, in paragraph 4, it has been stated that the
                                    objections have been decided by a reasoned order on 18.08.2025, copy of
                                    which, has been brought on record as Annexure 1 to the said affidavit.

                                    3. In view of said fact, as the order of writ Court has been complied with,
                                    present contempt application is rendered infructuous and the same stands
                                    dismissed.

                                    4. Contempt notice stands discharged.



                                                                                     (Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
                                    May 14, 2026
                                    SK Goswami




Digitally signed by :-
SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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