Yogendra Singh v. Sri a. Sudhan, Chief Development Officer Distt. Barabanki
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Contempt Application (Civil) No. 2178 of 2024; neutral citation 2024:AHC-LKO:39846; decided 25.5.2024 by Rajeev Singh, J. Applicant Yogendra Singh sought punishment of opposite party Sri A. Sudhan, Chief Development Officer, Distt. Barabanki, for non-compliance of the writ order dated 16.2.2024 in Writ A No.5281 of 2023 requiring decision on his representation in light of the CDO Balia report; representation rejected on 8.5.2024. Held: facts of the respondent's order not examinable in contempt proceedings; application misconceived; dismissed with liberty to challenge before the competent court. Keywords: civil contempt, non-compliance, writ direction, representation, Chief Development Officer, misconceived, dismissal.
What did the court decide?
No relief granted; liberty reserved to the applicant to challenge the order dated 8.5.2024 before the competent court.