Allahabad High Court
LAXMI KANT SINGHversusSHRI RAJEEV KUMAR SINGH, CONSOLIDATION OFFICER, PHOOLPUR
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
A prima facie case of contempt exists, but the court refrains from issuing notice and instead grants time for compliance, disposing the contempt application at this stage.
Summary
Laxmi Kant Singh filed a contempt application against Rajeev Kumar Singh, a Consolidation Officer, alleging willful defiance of a High Court order dated 06‑12‑2024 in Writ B No.4286 of 2024. The court noted that a certified copy of the order had been served but the opposite party had not complied. While it found a prima facie case of contempt, the court declined to issue a notice and instead granted the opposite party six weeks to comply with the writ order. The court directed the applicant to provide stamped envelopes for service of the order and set a timeline for the opposite party to comply and inform the applicant. The application was disposed without further proceedings, leaving open the possibility of a fresh application if compliance is not achieved.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite party's failure to comply with the writ order amounts to contempt of court
- Whether a notice is required before proceeding with contempt proceedings
- What appropriate relief or direction the court should grant in a contempt application
Subjects
- contempt of court
- willful disobedience
- writ order
- High Court of Allahabad
- procedural directions
- compliance
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6066 of 2026
Laxmi Kant Singh
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Shri Rajeev Kumar Singh, Consolidation Officer,
Phoolpur .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sanjay Kumar Srivastava
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Court No. - 53
HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant.
2. The present contempt application has been preferred alleging willful
defiance of the order dated 06.12.2024 in Writ B No.4286 of 2024 (Laxmi
Kant Singh vs. State of U.P.& 17 others).
3. It is contended by learned counsel for the applicant that despite service
of certified copy of the order upon the opposite party, till date the order of
writ Court has not been complied with.
4. Prima facie, a case has been made out for punishing the opposite party
for willful disobedience of the judgment and order passed in the aforesaid
writ petition.
5. However, no notice is issued to the opposite party at this stage. The
opposite party is granted six weeks further time to comply with the order
dated 06.12.2024 in Writ B No.4286 of 2024 (Laxmi Kant Singh vs. State
of U.P.& 17 others) from the date of production of a certified copy of this
order.
6. The applicant shall supply a duly stamped registered envelope
addressed to the opposite party and another self-addressed envelope to the
office within two weeks from today. The office shall send a copy of this
order along with the self-addressed envelope of the applicant with a copy
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of contempt application to the opposite party within one week thereafter
and keep a record thereof.
7. The opposite party shall comply with the directions of the writ court
and intimate the applicant the order through the self-addressed envelop
within a week thereafter.
8. In case, the opposite party does not comply with the order, it would be
open to the applicant to approach this court again.
9. With the aforesaid observations, this application is finally disposed of
at this stage.
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
September 8, 2026
N.S.Rathour
Digitally signed by :-
NIPENDRA SINGH RATHOUR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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