Allahabad High Court
YOGENDRA SINGHversusSRI DEVASHISH JANA, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The Court did not find contempt but gave the opposite party a further two months to comply with the earlier writ order.
Summary
Yogendra Singh filed a contempt application against Divisional Forest Officer Devashish Jana alleging willful non‑compliance of an order dated 20‑05‑2026 passed in Writ‑A No. 7661 of 2026. The Court noted that a prima facie case of contempt existed but refrained from issuing a notice at this stage. Instead, it granted the opposite party two months to comply with the original order and directed the applicant to provide stamped envelopes for service of the order and contempt application. The opposite party was ordered to send a copy of the complied order to the applicant within a week of compliance. The Court held that if the opposite party fails to comply, the applicant may approach the Court again, and the contempt application was disposed of for the time being.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite party is in contempt for wilful non‑compliance of the order dated 20‑05‑2026.
- Whether notice of contempt should be issued at this stage.
- What procedural directions are appropriate to enforce compliance with the writ order?
Subjects
- contempt
- non‑compliance
- writ order
- procedural directions
- High Court
- Allahabad
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6557 of 2026
Yogendra Singh
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Sri Devashish Jana, Divisional Forest Officer
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anil Kumar Shukla, Sarita Jhingan
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 20.05.2026 passed in Writ A No. 7661 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 20.05.2026 passed by this Court in Writ-A No. 7661 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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