Allahabad High Court
DEEPTI MINJ AND 3 OTHERSversusPANKAJ MITTAL AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The contempt application is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the applicants to file a fresh petition.
Summary
The applicants, Deepti Minj and three others, filed a civil contempt application (No. 6890 of 2026) before the Allahabad High Court. They later sought to withdraw the application, citing incurable technical defects, and requested liberty to re‑file a fresh petition. The standing counsel for the respondents did not object to the withdrawal. The learned judge considered the request and found no impediment to allowing the withdrawal. Consequently, the contempt application was dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty granted to the applicants to file a fresh application if they choose.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate procedure for withdrawing a contempt application on the ground of technical defects?
Subjects
- contempt
- withdrawal
- technical defects
- civil procedure
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6890 of 2026
Deepti Minj And 3 Others
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Pankaj Mittal And 3 Others
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Prakash Man Tiwari, Vineet Pathak
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Court No. - 53
HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J.
At the very outset, learned counsel for the applicant seeks to withdraw the
present contempt application on account of incurable technical defects
with liberty to file afresh.
Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the same.
The contempt application is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty
aforesaid.
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
September 30, 2026
Ashu
Digitally signed by :-
ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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