Allahabad High Court
BALARAJversusSRI RAVI KUMAR NG
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The Court found no contempt as the respondent had substantially complied with the earlier order and consigned the contempt application to the record.
Summary
The High Court of Allahabad heard a contempt application filed by Balaraj alleging that Sri Ravi Kumar Ng, the Development Authority, willfully defied a July 30, 2025 order directing the Authority to pass a reasoned order on a petition for a 10% residential plot. The original order required the Authority to decide the claim within eight weeks, referencing earlier judgments such as Gajraj v. State of U.P., Soukeen and another v. State of U.P., and Balraj Singh & others v. State of U.P. On September 14, 2026, the respondent produced an order showing substantial compliance with the earlier directive. The Court observed that compliance had been achieved and therefore did not find contempt, consigning the contempt application to the record while leaving open the possibility of further proceedings if the applicants so desire. The July 30, 2025 order was taken on record as Appendix‑A.
Issues considered
- Whether the respondent Development Authority willfully defied the July 30, 2025 order of the Court
- Whether the contempt application should be dismissed or consigned to the record
Subjects
- contempt
- willful defiance
- mandamus
- development authority
- compliance
- writ petition
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6265 of 2026
Balaraj
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Sri Ravi Kumar Ng
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ganga Dhar Shukla
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Anjali Upadhya
Court No. - 53
HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J.
1. The present contempt application has been preferred alleging willful
defiance of the order dated 30.07.2025 passed in Writ-C No. 25055 of
2025 order whereof is quoted herein under:
"1. Heard Sri Ganga Dhar Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms. Uttara
Bahuguna, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondent nos.1 to 3
and Ms. Anjali Upadhya, learned counsel for respondent no.4.
2. The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction in the nature of mandamus to
the respondent authorities to allot a 10% residential plot in the development area, in terms
of the Full Bench decision of this Court in Gajraj v. State of U.P. and Others, 2011 (11)
ADJ Page 1.
3. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners states that identical controversy
has already been settled by this Court in Soukeen and another v. State of U.P. and another
(Writ- C No. 20526 of 2025, dt. 3.7.2025) and the writ petition was disposed of in terms of
the judgment rendered in Balraj Singh & others v. State of U.P. & others (Writ-C No. 9496
of 2025, dated 2.4.2025). As such, it is pressed that the instant matter is squarely covered
with the aforesaid judgment and the writ petition may also be disposed of in the light of
Soukeen and another (supra).
4. So far as the factual and legal aspect of the matter, the same is not disputed by the
learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel as well as learned counsel for the respondent-
Development Authority.
5. Having regard to the facts of the case and the submissions made, we dispose of the
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instant petition in terms of Soukeen and another (supra). The respondent-Development
Authority is directed to pass a reasoned and speaking order on the claim of the petitioner,
keeping in view the facts of the case and relevant legal precedents, preferably within a
period of eight weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order."
2. Today, Ms. Anjali Upadhya has produced before the Court an order
dated 14.09.2026, whereby the claim has been decided.
3. Since there has been substantial compliance with the order, the
contempt application is consigned to the record, leaving it open to the
applicants to question the same in appropriate proceedings, if so advised.
4. The order dated 30.07.2025 is taken on record and marked as
Appendix- 'A'.
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
September 16, 2026
Neetu
Digitally signed by :-
NEETU SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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