Contempt application filed for alleged non-compliance of a writ court order dated 05.10.2021. Court found the order had already been complied with, extinguishing the cause of action, and dismissed the application.
Contempt application dismissed as cause of action ceased due to compliance of the underlying order.
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Court No. - 9
Case :- CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 761 of 2022
Applicant :- Harendra Singh Opposite Party :- Pratap Singh Baghel, Secretary Counsel for Applicant :- Navin Kumar Sharma
Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J.
The applicant is before this Court for a direction to initiate contempt proceeding against the opposite party for wilful disobedience of the judgement and order dated 05.10.2021 passed in Writ Petition No. 447 of 2021.
Today when the matter was taken up, it was informed by Shri Navin Kumar Sharma learned counsel for the applicant that the order passed by the writ Court has already been complied with, therefore, no cause of action remained survive.
In this view of the matter, Court is of the opinion that the order passed by the writ court has been complied with, therefore, no cause of action remained survive.
In view of the same, the present contempt application is dismissed.
This order is passed in the presence of Shri Yatindra, learned counsel for the opposite party.
Order Date :- 19.9.2022 Swati
Digitally signed by SWATI PATHAK Date: 2022.09.22 16:20:15 IST Reason: Location: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to initiate contempt proceedings for alleged wilful disobedience of a writ court judgment given that compliance is claimed.
Harendra Singh
Prakash Padia
Swati Pathak
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