Allahabad High Court
PAWAN KUMAR JAINversusSURENDRA PRASAD SINGH, DIRECTOR EMPLOYEE STATE INSURANCE SCHEME
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The court held that no contempt had occurred as the writ court's order was complied with.
Summary
The applicant, Pawan Kumar Jain, filed a civil contempt application (No. 6499 of 2023) before the Allahabad High Court alleging that the opposite party, Surendra Prasad Singh, Director Employee State Insurance Scheme, had failed to comply with an order of the writ court. The applicant sought to enforce the writ court's direction and claimed contempt. Counsel for the applicant, Rajneesh Kumar Srivastava, informed the bench that the writ court's order had been fully complied with. On the basis of this admission, the court found no ground for contempt. Consequently, the contempt application was dismissed and the contempt notice was discharged. The judgment was delivered on May 7, 2026, by Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite party committed contempt of court by allegedly failing to comply with the writ court's order.
Subjects
- contempt
- writ court
- compliance
- High Court
- application dismissed
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6499 of 2023
Pawan Kumar Jain
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Surendra Prasad Singh, Director Employee State
Insurance Scheme .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Abhijeet Kumar Pandey, Rajneesh
Kumar Srivastava, Rakesh Kumar
Jaiswal, Smt. Priyanka Srivastava
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. Sri Rajneesh Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicant fairly
states that order of writ Court has been complied with.
2. In view of statement so made, the contempt application stands
dismissed.
3. Contempt notice stands discharged.
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
May 7, 2026
(V. S. SINGH)
Digitally signed by :-
VIDYA SAGAR SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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