Allahabad High Court
SMT. BHAGWATI AND 5 OTHERSversusSARVENDRA SINGH AND 8 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The contempt application is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the applicants to file a fresh application.
Summary
The applicants, Smt. Bhagwati and five others, filed a civil contempt application 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 learned Standing Counsel for the respondents did not oppose the withdrawal. The Court, after hearing the counsel, allowed the withdrawal and dismissed the contempt application, granting the applicants liberty to file a fresh application if they wish. No merits of the contempt claim were adjudicated.
Issues considered
- Whether a contempt application can be withdrawn on account of technical defects with liberty to re‑file.
Subjects
- contempt
- withdrawal
- technical defects
- civil procedure
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6911 of 2026
Smt. Bhagwati And 5 Others
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Sarvendra Singh And 8 Others
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Aishwarya Pratap Shahi, Shiv Karan,
Vipin Kumar Verma
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Court No. - 53
HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J.
1. 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.
2. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the same.
3. The contempt application is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty
aforesaid.
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
October 1, 2026
Ashu
Digitally signed by :-
ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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