Allahabad High Court
DEEP CHANDversusMAYUR MAHESHWARI, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER UTTAR PRADESH STATE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The contempt application was dismissed as no case for contempt existed after the proceedings were dropped.
Summary
The petitioner, Deep Chand, filed a contempt application after a prior writ petition (Writ-A No. 6942 of 2024) concerning an inquiry against him. The opposite party, represented by the CEO of Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation, filed a compliance affidavit indicating that an inquiry report had been submitted on 10 May 2024 and that the competent authority would decide within two months. Subsequently, the court noted that the authority had taken a decision on 1 May 2026, dropping the proceedings against the petitioner. The court held that, since the underlying proceedings were dismissed, there was no basis for a contempt proceeding. Accordingly, the contempt application was dismissed and the contempt notice discharged.
Issues considered
- Whether the contempt application is maintainable when the underlying proceedings have been dropped.
Subjects
- contempt of court
- writ petition
- compliance affidavit
- inquiry
- dropping proceedings
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 5695 of 2024
Deep Chand
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Mayur Maheshwari, Chief Executive Officer Uttar
Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Om Prakash Mishra, Pradip Kumar
Srivastava
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Swapnil Kumar
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. Compliance affidavit filed on behalf of the opposite party is taken on
record.
2. The writ Court on 15.5.2024 in Writ-A No. 6942 of 2024 had passed
the following order;
"1. Pursuant to the order passed by this Court, an affidavit of compliance
has been filed by Sri M.C. Chaturvedi, learned Senior Counsel/Additional
Advocate General assisted by Sri S.K. Mishra, learned counsel for the
respondents on behalf of respondent No.2/Chief Executive Officer, U. P.
State Industrial Development Corporation, Kanpur today in the Court, the
same is taken on record.
2. One of the arguments made by Sri M.C. Chaturvedi, learned Senior
Counsel/Additional Advocate General that a Committee has already been
constituted in this matter to conduct inquiry against the petitioner in the
year 2017. It is stated in paragraph No.4 of the affidavit that the Inquiry
Officer has already been submitted his report on 10.05.2024, copy of
which is appended as Annexure No.10 to the personal affidavit. Sri M.C.
Chaturvedi, learned Senior Counsel argued that the decision will be taken
up by the competent authority within two months from today.
3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is
disposed of In view of the undertaking given by Sri M.C. Chaturvedi,
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learned Senior Counsel/Additional Advocate General."
3. Sri Ashish Agrawal, learned counsel appearing for opposite party,
states that pursuant to the order dated 1.4.2026 passed by this Court the
authority concerned had taken a decision on 1.5.2026 dropping the
proceedings against the applicant.
4. As the proceedings have been dropped and application of applicant has
been decided, no case for contempt is made out. Contempt application
stands dismissed. Contempt notice stands discharged.
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
May 7, 2026
Shekhar
Digitally signed by :-
SHASHI SHEKHAR PANDEY
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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