Allahabad High Court
MRITYUNJAY PRASAD GUPTAversusSATYENDRA SINGH AND 5 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The contempt application was not proceeded against the opposite parties; instead, the court granted them a further four weeks to comply and disposed of the application at this stage.
Summary
The applicant, Mrityunjay Prasad Gupta, filed a contempt application alleging that the opposite parties willfully defied an order dated 12‑12‑2025 issued in Writ‑C No. 43927 of 2025. The court noted that despite service of a certified copy of the order, the opposite parties had not complied. While a prima facie case of contempt was acknowledged, the court declined to issue a notice at this stage and instead granted the opposite parties an additional four weeks to comply. The court directed the applicant to provide stamped envelopes for service of the order and contempt application, and ordered the court office to forward these to the opposite parties. The opposite parties were required to comply with the writ order and inform the applicant within a week thereafter. The court held that if compliance is not achieved, the applicant may approach the court again, and disposed of the contempt application for now.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite parties are in contempt for willful defiance of the order dated 12‑12‑2025.
- Whether notice should be issued before proceeding with contempt proceedings.
Subjects
- contempt
- willful disobedience
- writ order compliance
- civil contempt
- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6167 of 2026
Mrityunjay Prasad Gupta
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Satyendra Singh And 5 Others
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Girish Kumar Gupta
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 12.12.2025 passed in Writ-C no. 43927 of
2025 (Mrityunjay Prasad Gupta Vs. State of U.P. and 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 four weeks further time to comply with the order
dated 12.12.2025 passed in Writ-C no. 43927 of 2025 (Mrityunjay Prasad
Gupta Vs. State of U.P. and 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
of contempt application to the opposite party within one week thereafter
and keep a record thereof.
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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 23, 2026
N.S.Rathour
Digitally signed by :-
NIPENDRA SINGH RATHOUR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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