Allahabad High Court
SAIF KHANversusGYANVEER SINGH REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE AND 5 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The court disposed of the contempt application, granting the opposite party additional time to comply with the earlier order and setting procedural steps for service, without issuing a notice.
Summary
Saif Khan filed a contempt application against the Regional Passport Officer alleging failure to comply with an order dated 29‑04‑2026 issued in Writ C No. 16034 of 2026. The applicant claimed that a copy of the order had been served but the opposite party had not acted on it. The court observed that a prima facie case of willful disobedience existed but, without issuing a notice, granted the opposite party an additional month to comply. The court directed the applicant to provide stamped envelopes for service of the order and contempt application, and instructed the office to forward the documents within a week. The opposite party was ordered to comply with the writ court’s directions and inform the applicant within a further week, failing which the applicant may approach the court again. The contempt application was therefore disposed of at this stage.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate procedure for entertaining a contempt application alleging non‑compliance with a prior writ order?
Subjects
- contempt
- non‑compliance
- writ order
- procedure
- High Court
- order enforcement
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6552 of 2026
Saif Khan
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Gyanveer Singh Regional Passport Officer
Regional Passport Office And 5 Others .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anas Mahboob, Arbaz Khan, Mohd
Waris Khan
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Court No. - 53
HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant.
2. On the oral request of learned counsel for the applicant, he is permitted to
delete opposite party nos. 2 to 6.
3. The present contempt application has been preferred alleging non-
compliance of the order dated 29.04.2026 passed in Writ C No. 16034 of
2026.
4. It is contended by learned counsel for the applicant that copy of the order
was served but till date the order of writ Court has not been complied with.
5. 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.
6. However, no notice is issued to the opposite party at this stage. The
opposite party is granted one month further time to comply with the order
dated 29.04.2026 passed by this Court in Writ-C No. 16034 of 2026 from the
date of production of a certified copy of this order.
7. The applicant shall supply a duly stamped registered envelope addressed
to the opposite party and another self-addressed envelope to the office within
two weeks from today. The office shall send a copy of this order along with
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the self-addressed envelope of the applicant with a copy of contempt
application to the opposite party within one week thereafter and keep a
record thereof.
8. 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.
9. In case, the opposite party does not comply with the order, it would be
open to the applicant to approach this court again.
10. With the aforesaid observations, this application is finally disposed of at
this stage.
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
September 18, 2026
Sartaj
Digitally signed by :-
SARTAJ AHMAD
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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