Allahabad High Court
SHIV POOJAN PANDEYversusSHRI PRAVEEN KUMAR KHARE, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The contempt application was dismissed as infructuous because the writ court order had been complied with.
Summary
The applicant, Shiv Poojan Pandey, filed a civil contempt application against the Divisional Forest Officer, Praveen Kumar Khare, alleging non‑compliance with a writ court order. The applicant's counsel, Bijendra Kumar Mishra, informed the court that the writ court order had been complied with, rendering the contempt proceeding unnecessary. The court accepted this statement, held that the contempt application was therefore infructuous, and dismissed it. Consequently, the contempt notice issued earlier was discharged. No further relief or penalties were ordered.
Issues considered
- Whether the contempt application should proceed when the writ court order has been complied with
Subjects
- civil contempt
- contempt application
- writ court order
- compliance
- dismissal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 4094 of 2024
Shiv Poojan Pandey
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Shri Praveen Kumar Khare, Divisional Forest
Officer .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Bijendra Kumar Mishra
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. Sri Anil Kumar Shukla, Advocate holding brief of Sri Bijendra Kumar
Mishra, learned counsel for the applicant fairly states that the order of the
writ Court has been complied with and present contempt application has
become infructuous.
2. In view of the statement so made, present contempt application is
rendered infructuous and the same stands dismissed.
3. Contempt notice stands discharged.
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
April 23, 2026
SK Goswami
Digitally signed by :-
SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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