Subedar v. Kunal Gaurav, Sub Divisional Magistrate
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. 6461 of 2023 (neutral citation 2023:AHC:176677), decided 11.9.2023 by Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J. Applicant Subedar sought punishment under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act of opposite party Kunal Gaurav, Sub Divisional Magistrate, for non-compliance with the order dated 14.03.2023 in Writ Petition No.6930 of 2023. Court found a prima facie case of willful disobedience but issued no notice, granted the opposite party three months' further time to comply, gave service directions, and finally disposed of the application, reserving liberty to the applicant to return in case of non-compliance.
What did the court decide?
No notice issued at this stage; opposite party granted three months' further time (from production of a certified copy of this order) to comply with the order dated 14.03.2023 in Writ Petition No.6930 of 2023; directions for service of the order and contempt application by registered post; liberty reserved to the applicant to approach the Court again in case of non-compliance; application finally disposed of at this stage.