Allahabad High Court
PRADEEP KUMAR RAIversusAKHILESH KUMAR CHAURASIYA POSTED AS DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL, ESTABLISHMENT, P.H.Q.
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The Court disposed of the contempt application, granting the opposite party time to comply with the earlier order and setting procedural steps for service.
Summary
The applicant filed a contempt application alleging that the opposite party willfully disobeyed the Court’s order dated 03‑02‑2026 in Writ Petition No. 1407 of 2026. The Court examined the claim and found a prima facie case of contempt but noted that no notice had been issued to the opposite party. Consequently, the Court granted the opposite party an additional two months to comply with the earlier order and directed the applicant to provide stamped envelopes for service of the order. The opposite party was also instructed to inform the applicant of compliance within a week of receiving the order. The Court held that if the opposite party fails to comply, the applicant may approach the Court again, and the contempt application was disposed of at this stage.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite party's failure to comply with the order dated 03‑02‑2026 constitutes contempt of court
- Whether notice is required before proceeding with contempt proceedings
Subjects
- contempt
- civil writ
- non‑compliance
- court order enforcement
- procedural directions
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6116 of 2026
Pradeep Kumar Rai
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Akhilesh Kumar Chaurasiya Posted As Deputy
Inspector General, Establishment, P.H.Q. .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pritam Kumar Paswan, Vikram Kumar
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 filed for punishing the
Opposite Party for willful disobedience of the judgment and order dated
03.02.2026 passed by this Hon'ble Court in Civil Misc. Writ Petition
(Writ A) No. 1407 of 2026.
3. It is contended by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant
had filed the aforesaid writ petition, which was disposed of vide order
dated 03.02.2026. Copy of the order was served but 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 two months further time to comply with the
order dated 03.02.2026 passed by this Hon'ble Court in Civil Misc. Writ
Petition (Writ A) No. 1407 of 2026 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 parties and another self-addressed envelope to
the office within two weeks from today. The office shall send a copy of
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this order along with the self-addressed envelope of the applicant with a
copy of contempt application to the opposite parties 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
Ashu
Digitally signed by :-
ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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