Allahabad High Court
SURAJPAL SINGHversusATUL VATS, DISTRICT MAGISTRATE
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The contempt application is consigned to the record, allowing the applicant to contest the order before the appropriate forum.
Summary
The applicant, Surajpal Singh, filed a contempt petition alleging that the District Magistrate, Atul Vats, failed to comply with an order dated 18 February 2026 issued in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 27316 of 2025, which required the magistrate to consider the applicant's application. The court examined the petition and noted that the instructions dated 7 August 2026, produced by the respondent, were not disputed by the applicant. The court directed that a copy of these instructions be served on the applicant's counsel. Since the applicant has not yet challenged the order before the appropriate forum, the court consigned the contempt application to the record, leaving it open for future questioning. The instructions were taken on record as Appendix‑A.
Issues considered
- Whether the District Magistrate's failure to act on the order dated 18‑02‑2026 constitutes contempt of court
- Whether the contempt petition should be dismissed or kept pending further challenge by the applicant
Subjects
- contempt of court
- non‑compliance
- High Court of Allahabad
- civil contempt
- writ petition
- district magistrate
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 5148 of 2026
Surajpal Singh
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Atul Vats, District Magistrate
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohd. Ayub
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Court No. - 53
HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned Standing
Counsel.
2. The present contempt petition has been preferred alleging non-
compliance of the order dated 18.2.2026 passed in Criminal Misc. Writ
Petition No. 27316 of 2025 which required the opposite party to consider
the application of the applicant.
3. Instructions have been produced containing the order dated 07.08.2026.
4. The said fact has not been disputed by the learned counsel for the
applicant. Let a copy of the instructions be served upon the learned
counsel for the applicant.
5. Accordingly, the contempt application stands consigned to record,
leaving it open for the applicant to question the said order before
appropriate forum in accordance with law.
6. Instructions have been filed today is taken on record and marked as
Appendix-A.
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
September 8, 2026
Ashu
Digitally signed by :-
ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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