Dismissed
Raunak Rai v. Dr Chhedi Lal Sonkar ,Divisional Magistrate
Allahabad HCCAPL/5876/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In this contempt application, the applicant sought to penalize the Divisional Magistrate for failing to comply with a prior writ order to decide an appeal within three months. The court held that since the delay was caused by an illegal strike by advocates preventing court functioning, the authorities cannot be penalized, and the application was dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Disposal of the contempt application by dismissing it on the grounds that authorities cannot be penalized for delays caused by lawyers' strikes.