Head Constable (Civil Police) Gyanendra Kumar and Others v. Sri Prabhakar Chaudhary, Police U.P. Maha Nirikshak (Karmik), U.P. Police Headquarter Lko.
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Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 17; single judge (Hon'ble Rajeev Singh, J.); order dated 12.9.2024; Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:63044; CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. 3643 of 2024. Applicants: Head Constable (Civil Police) Gyanendra Kumar & Others (Counsel: Sushil Kumar Pathak, Kamlesh Kumar Shukla); Opposite Party: Sri Prabhakar Chaudhary, Police U.P. Maha Nirikshak (Karmik), U.P. Police Headquarter, Lucknow. Contempt sought for non-compliance of the order dated 18.7.2024 in Writ A No.5413 of 2024 requiring a reasoned & speaking order on the applicants' representation; the representation was decided on 29.8.2024. Court held that the merits of the competent authority's decision cannot be examined in contempt jurisdiction and, the representation having been decided, dismissed the application as misconceived. No quantum; no statutes or named precedents cited.