Allahabad High Court
SMT SUNITA PANDEYversusDR UPASANA RANI VERMA
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The court found a prima facie case of contempt but, without issuing notice, granted the opposite party additional time to comply and disposed of the contempt application at this stage.
Summary
Smt. Sunita Pandey filed a contempt application alleging that Dr. Upasana Rani Verma failed to comply with the order dated 25‑05‑2026 in Writ A No. 8049/2026, which directed the opposite party to decide a claim. The applicant claimed that a copy of the order had been served but no compliance had occurred. The court observed that a prima facie case of willful disobedience existed, but it declined to issue a notice at this stage. Instead, the court granted the opposite party an additional two months to comply, directing the applicant to provide stamped envelopes for service of the order and contempt application. The court ordered that the opposite party must comply with the writ court’s directions and inform the applicant within a week of compliance, and disposed of the contempt application pending further compliance.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate procedure for entertaining a contempt application when the alleged contemnor has not been given notice?
- Whether the opposite party’s failure to comply with the writ order amounts to contempt of court.
Subjects
- contempt of court
- non‑compliance
- writ order
- procedural directions
- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6924 of 2026
Smt Sunita Pandey
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Dr Upasana Rani Verma
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Deepak Kumar Pandey
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 25.05.2026 passed in Writ A No. 8049/2026 whereby the writ petition was
disposed of directing the opposite party to decide the claim.
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 25.05.2026 passed
in Writ A No. 8049/2026 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.
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.
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9. With the aforesaid observations, this application is finally disposed of at this stage.
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
October 1, 2026
Rajesh
Digitally signed by :-
RAJESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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