Allahabad High Court
SUDHIR KUMAR SINGHversusBHARTIYA MEENA
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The contempt application was disposed of without initiating contempt proceedings, granting the opposite party additional time to comply with the original order.
Summary
The applicant, Sudhir Kumar Singh, filed a contempt application alleging that the opposite party, Bhartiya Meena, willfully disobeyed the High Court's judgment and order dated 21 May 2026 in Writ‑C No.42933 of 2025. The applicant claimed that despite being served a copy of the order, the opposite party had not complied with the directions. The court examined the prima facie case for contempt but, noting that no notice had been issued, chose to give the opposite party an additional three‑month period to comply. The court directed the applicant to provide stamped envelopes for service of the order and contempt application, and instructed the court office to forward these to the opposite party. The opposite party was ordered to comply with the writ court's directions and inform the applicant within a week of receipt. The court held that if compliance is not achieved, the applicant may approach the court again, and disposed of the contempt application at this stage.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite party's failure to comply with the order dated 21‑05‑2026 constitutes willful disobedience warranting contempt proceedings
- Whether notice should be issued before proceeding with contempt
Subjects
- contempt
- civil contempt
- willful disobedience
- writ petition
- order compliance
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6496 of 2026
Sudhir Kumar Singh
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Bhartiya Meena
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : In Person
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
21.05.2026 passed in Civil Misc. Writ Petition, Writ-C No.42933 of 2025.
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 21.05.2026. 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 three months further time to comply with the
order dated 21.05.2026 passed in Civil Misc. Writ Petition, Writ-C
No.42933 of 2025 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
this order along with the self-addressed envelope of the applicant with a
copy of contempt application to the opposite parties within one week
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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 18, 2026
Ashu
Digitally signed by :-
ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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