Sant Kumar Singh and Another v. Virendra Singh and Others
Contempt – maintainability of second contempt application
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:63551; CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No.-3331 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench (Court No.17), Order Date 13.9.2024, Hon'ble Rajeev Singh, J. Applicant: Sant Kumar Singh & Anr. (counsel Sameer Singh, Ajay Singh, Sakshi Singh); Opposite Parties: Virendra Singh & Ors. (Ajay Kumar Singh for opposite party no.1). Second contempt application alleging violation of Writ Court order dated 06.11.2008 in Writ Petition (M/S) No.520 of 2008 dismissed as not maintainable, the earlier contempt application (civil) no.877 of 2016 having been dismissed on 17.01.2024; applicants free to pursue the writ petition or move an application in the earlier contempt proceedings. Keywords: contempt, maintainability, second contempt application, dismissal, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the applicants to either pursue the writ petition or move an appropriate application in the earlier contempt application, if they have any grievance.