Allahabad High Court
MAUN SINGHversusVIKAS YADAV, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER JHANSI FOREST DIVISION JHANSI
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The court held that although a prima facie case of contempt exists, it would not issue notice but instead grant further time for compliance and dispose of the application at this stage.
Summary
Maun Singh filed a contempt application against Divisional Forest Officer Vikas Yadav alleging failure to comply with the order dated 27‑02‑2026 passed in Writ‑A No. 3063 of 2026. The court noted that a prima facie case of willful disobedience existed but declined to issue a notice at this stage. Instead, it granted the opposite party two months from receipt of a certified copy to comply with the writ order. The court directed the applicant to provide stamped envelopes for service of the order and contempt application, and ordered the court office to forward them within a week. The opposite party was instructed to comply with the writ court’s directions and inform the applicant within a week thereafter. The court held that if compliance is not achieved, the applicant may approach the court again, and disposed of the contempt application for now.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite party is in contempt for willful non‑compliance of the writ order dated 27‑02‑2026
- Whether a notice should be issued to the opposite party in a contempt proceeding
- What appropriate relief should be granted in view of the alleged non‑compliance
Subjects
- contempt of court
- non‑compliance
- writ order
- procedural directions
- High Court of Allahabad
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6556 of 2026
Maun Singh
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Vikas Yadav, Divisional Forest Officer Jhansi
Forest Division Jhansi .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anil Kumar Shukla
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 preferred alleging non-
compliance of the order dated 27.02.2026 passed in Writ A No. 3063 of
2026.
3. 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.
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 two months further time to comply with the order
dated 27.02.2026 passed by this Court in Writ-A No. 3063 of 2026 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 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
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.
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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
Sartaj
Digitally signed by :-
SARTAJ AHMAD
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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