Allahabad High Court
ANIRUDH PRATAP SINGHversusHIMANSHU KUMAR, IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The contempt application was dismissed as infructuous because the order directing payment of post‑retiral dues had been complied with.
Summary
The High Court, while disposing of Writ-A No. 11913 of 2023 on 17 October 2023, directed the opposite party to release the applicant's post-retiral dues. The opposite party filed a compliance affidavit on 5 September 2024, stating that the entire dues had been paid, attaching annexures as proof. The applicant then filed a contempt application alleging non‑compliance. The Court examined the affidavit and the annexures and found that the order had indeed been complied with. Consequently, the contempt application was held to be infructuous and was dismissed, with the contempt notice discharged.
Issues considered
- Whether the contempt application is maintainable when the order of the writ court has been complied with
Subjects
- contempt
- writ jurisdiction
- post‑retiral dues
- compliance affidavit
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3773 of 2024
Anirudh Pratap Singh
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Himanshu Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary And 2
Others .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Krishna Mohan Misra
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. The writ Court on 17.10.2023 while disposing of Writ-A No. 11913 of
2023 had required the opposite party to release post retiral dues of the
applicant.
2. In paragraph no. 6 of the compliance affidavit filed by the opposite
party on 5.9.2024 it has been stated that the order of writ Court has been
complied with and entire retiral dues have been paid to the applicant. The
details of the payment have been brought on record as annexure Nos. 1 to
5 of 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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