Allahabad High Court
BAL KRISHNA GUPTAversusSHRI ANUJ KUMAR PANDEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The contempt application was dismissed because the alleged dues had been fully paid, rendering the application infructuous.
Summary
The applicant, Bal Krishna Gupta, filed a contempt application alleging that the opposite party had not paid his salary arrears and retiral dues. The court examined a personal affidavit filed in a related case (Contempt Application No.2193 of 2025) which stated that the outstanding dues were fully paid on 13 March 2026. Since the payment was confirmed, the court found no basis for contempt. Consequently, the contempt application was deemed infructuous and dismissed. The contempt notice was also discharged.
Issues considered
- Whether the failure to pay salary arrears and retiral dues by the opposite party amounted to contempt of court.
Subjects
- contempt
- salary arrears
- retiral dues
- civil procedure
- dismissal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 5246 of 2024
Bal Krishna Gupta
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Shri Anuj Kumar Pandey, Executive Director
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anil Kumar Dwivedi, Kalpnath
Tripathi, Rajesh Shankar Srivastava
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Utkarsh Birla
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. Personal affidavit of the officer concerned has been filed in the leading
case bearing Contempt Application (Civil) No.2193 of 2025, wherein in
paragraph 7, it has specifically been stated that the outstanding dues of the
applicant- Bal Krishna Gupta has been paid on 13.03.2026 and nothing
remains to be paid to the said applicant.
2. In view of the said fact as the arrears of salary along with outstanding
retiral dues has been paid to the applicant, present contempt application is
rendered infructuous and the same stands dismissed.
3. Contempt notice stands discharged.
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
March 19, 2026
SK Goswami
Digitally signed by :-
SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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