Allahabad High Court
CHITRANJAN KUMARversusALKA SRIVASTAVA AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The contempt application is consigned to record with specific directions for the petitioner to file a reply and for the matter to be heard and decided within the prescribed time‑frames.
Summary
The High Court of Allahabad entertained a contempt application filed by Chitranjan Kumar alleging willful defiance of its earlier order dated 13 November 2025, which had directed the petitioner to submit a reply to a charge‑sheet within two weeks and for the Inquiry Officer to decide the matter within six weeks. The petitioner’s counsel informed the Court that a show‑cause notice had been issued on 30 September 2026 and sought an additional 15 days to file a reply, with a hearing date to be fixed thereafter. The opposite party raised no objection to this request. The Court consigned the contempt application to the record, directing the petitioner to file a reply to the inquiry report/show‑cause notice by 16 October 2026, to fix a hearing in the week of 26 October 2026, and to pass orders by 30 November 2026. The Court noted that the applicant had been served with these instructions and was therefore aware of the show‑cause notice and inquiry report. It warned that failure to comply with the original writ order within the stipulated time would permit the applicant to approach the Court again.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner’s failure to comply with the High Court’s order dated 13 November 2025 amounts to contempt of court
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to an extension of time to file a reply to the charge‑sheet and show‑cause notice
Subjects
- contempt of court
- willful defiance
- Writ petition
- suspension order
- inquiry report
- show cause notice
- High Court of Allahabad
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6171 of 2026
Chitranjan Kumar
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Alka Srivastava And Another
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Arvind Prabodh Dubey, Naushad Alam
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Court No. - 53
HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J.
1. The present contempt application has been preferred alleging willful
defiance of the order dated 13.11.2025 passed in Writ-A No. 16301 of
2025, order whereof is quoted hereinunder:-
"1. The order of suspension dated August 21, 2025 passed by the
respondent No.2/District Basic Education Officer, Sambhal is under
challenge.
2. Sri Nagendra Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent No.2
placed a copy of the charge-sheet dated November 3, 2025 issued by the
Inquiry Officer against the petitioner, the same is taken on record.
3. After perusal of the aforesaid charge-sheet, a prayer has been made by
learned counsel for the petitioner to permit the petitioner to submit reply
to the aforesaid charge-sheet and direct the respondents to take a
decision in the matter expeditiously.
4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
5. In the facts and circumstances of the case and without interfering with
the order of suspension dated August 21, 2025 passed by the respondent
No.2/District Basic Education Officer, Sambhal , the present petition is
disposed of permitting the petitioner to submit reply to the charge-sheet
dated 03.11.2025 within two weeks along with certified copy of this order
before the Inquiry Officer within two weeks from today. In case, the
petitioner does so, the Inquiry Officer will take a decision in the matter
strictly in accordance with law most expeditiously and preferably within a
period of six weeks thereafter."
CAPL No. 6171 of 2026
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2. Today, Sri Nagendra Pandey, has put in appearance, according to him,
the inquiry report has been submitted and a show cause notice came to be
issued on 30.09.2026 i.e. today, and the orders will be passed within a
period of one week.
3. However, the learned counsel for the applicant, as per the instructions
received from his client, submits that 15 days time be accorded to the
applicant to submit reply and a date of hearing be fixed and thereafter,
order be passed in this regard.
4. To such a submission, learned counsel for the opposite party has no
objection.
5. Accordingly, the contempt application is consigned to record
requiring the applicant to submit reply to the inquiry report/show cause
notice by 16.10.2026, a date of hearing be fixed in the week commencing
26.10.2026 and orders be passed by 30.11.2026.
6. Since the copy of the instructions have been served upon the counsel
for the applicant in the Court, thus, it would be deemed that the applicant
is well aware and is possessing knowledge of the show cause notice as
well as the inquiry report.
7. In case, the orders are not passed and the order of the Writ Court is not
complied with within the time frame, it shall be open for the applicant to
again approach this Court.
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
September 30, 2026
Rajesh
Digitally signed by :-
RAJESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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