Allahabad High Court

MUNNI DEVI AND ANOTHERversusKUMAR DHARMENDRA, ASSISTANT COLLECTOR/TAHSILDAR

Decided: 11 February 2026
Disposal: Dismiss other than merit(DD/Non Prosec./Abated)

Holding

The contempt application was dismissed as the applicant failed to appear and the order was deemed complied with or abandoned.

Summary

Munni Devi and another filed a civil contempt application (No. 8092 of 2023) against Kumar Dharmendra, an Assistant Collector/Tahsildar. The applicant was represented by counsel Rajesh Kumar Verma, but no one appeared on the applicant's side at the hearing. The court observed that the order it had previously issued appeared to have been complied with, or the applicant had lost interest in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the court found no merit in keeping the application pending. The application was dismissed and the notice issued in the contempt proceeding was discharged.

Issues considered

Whether the contempt application should proceed in the absence of the applicant's appearance
Whether the earlier order has been complied with, rendering the application moot

Subjects

contempt
civil procedure
non-appearance
order compliance
dismissal

Judgment

                                        Court No. - 1

                                        Case :- CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 8092 of 2023

                                        Applicant :- Munni Devi And Another
                                        Opposite Party :- Kumar Dharmendra, Assistant Collector/Tahsildar
                                        Counsel for Applicant :- Rajesh Kumar Verma

                                        Hon'ble Salil Kumar Rai,J.

                                        List has been revised.

                                        No one appears for the applicant.

                                        It appears that the order of this Court has already been complied
                                        with or the applicant has lost interest in prosecuting the matter.

                                        It would serve no useful purpose to keep the application pending.

                                        The application is dismissed.

                                        The notice is discharged.

                                        Order Date :- 18.2.2025
                                        Vipasha




Digitally signed by :-
VIPASHA MUKHERJEE
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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