Allahabad High Court
KANHAI LALversusNIDHI GUPTA VATS, NAGAR AYUKT
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The contempt application was dismissed as infructuous because the writ court's interim order had been fully complied with.
Summary
The applicant, Kanhai Lal, had obtained an interim order from the writ court in Writ-A No. 16055 of 2023 directing that he be allowed to resume his duties as Safari Karmachari in Nagar Nigam, Bareilly and that his salary, including arrears, be paid. A compliance affidavit indicated that the arrears of Rs. 20,29,722 were released on 11 January 2024 and that the applicant was receiving his salary regularly. On this basis, the court examined the pending contempt application filed by the applicant against the Nagar Ayukt. The court found that the order of the writ court had been fully complied with, rendering the contempt application moot. Consequently, the contempt notice was discharged and the application dismissed.
Issues considered
- Whether the contempt application is maintainable when the order of the writ court has been complied with
Subjects
- contempt
- writ petition
- interim order
- compliance
- salary arrears
- civil contempt
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 8907 of 2023
Kanhai Lal
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Nidhi Gupta Vats, Nagar Ayukt
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sanjeev Kumar Rai
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Shyam Mani Shukla
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. The writ Court while entertaining writ petition filed by the applicant being
Writ-A No. 16055 of 2023 had passed an interim order permitting the
applicant to discharge his duties as Safari Karmachari in Nagar Nigam,
Bareilly and his salary be paid regularly including arrears.
2. In the compliance affidavit, in para 3, it has been stated that the order of
the writ Court has been complied with and arrears of salary of Rs.
20,29,722/- has been released on 11.01.2024. In para 4, it has been stated
that the applicant is discharging his duties regularly and is being paid salary
on month to month basis.
3. In view of said fact, as the order of writ Court has been complied with, the
present contempt application is rendered infructuous and stands dismissed.
4. Contempt notice stands discharged.
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
May 14, 2026
A. V. Singh
Digitally signed by :-
AJAY VIKRAM SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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