Allahabad High Court
MAA GANGA AARTI SEVA EVAM TEERTH PUROHIT GHATYA SAMITIversusRISHIRAJ, MAGH MELA ADHIKARI
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
Since substantial compliance was demonstrated, the contempt application was consigned to the record, leaving the applicant free to raise any further question in appropriate proceedings.
Summary
The applicant, Maa Ganga Aarti Seva Evam Teerth Purohit Ghatya Samiti, filed a contempt application alleging willful defiance of a court order dated 22 January 2026 in Writ‑C No. 2297 of 2026, which required a representation to be decided. The opposite party, Rishiraj, Magh Mela Adhikari, through counsel Kartikeya Saran, produced an order dated 22 September 2026 showing that the representation had been decided. The court observed that substantial compliance with the original order had been achieved. Consequently, the contempt application was not dismissed but consigned to the record, allowing the applicant to raise any further objections in appropriate proceedings. The order and the accompanying instructions were recorded as Appendix ‘A’.
Issues considered
- Whether the respondent’s conduct amounted to contempt for willful defiance of the order dated 22‑01‑2026
- Whether substantial compliance with the order negates contempt
Subjects
- contempt of court
- compliance
- representation order
- high court
- writ jurisdiction
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6382 of 2026
Maa Ganga Aarti Seva Evam Teerth Purohit
Ghatya Samiti .....Applicant(s)
Versus
Rishiraj, Magh Mela Adhikari
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amit Goswami, Ram Prakash
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Kartikeya Saran
Court No. - 53
HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J.
1. The present contempt application has been preferred alleging willful
defiance of the order dated 22.01.2026 passed in Writ-C No. 2297 of 2026,
according to which, representation was to be decided.
2. Today, Sri Kartikeya Saran has produced an order dated 22.09.2026
deciding the representation. A copy of the same be served upon the learned
counsel for the applicant.
3. Since there has been substantial compliance, the present contempt
application is consigned to record leaving it open to the applicant to
question the same before appropriate proceedings.
4. Instructions filed today are taken on record and marked as Appendix 'A'.
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
September 24, 2026
Rajesh
Digitally signed by :-
RAJESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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