Smt. Manjoo v. Sri Ranjan Verma, Tehsildar, Tehsil Milkipur Distt. Ayodhya
Contempt – willful disobedience
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Contempt Application (Civil) No. 2911 of 2025, decided 23.09.2025 by Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi, J. — contempt application against Tehsildar for alleged willful disobedience of order dated 07.02.2025 in Matters Under Article 227 No. 571 of 2025 DISMISSED; delays in Case No. 7689 of 2021 (Computerized Case No. T202104230407689, Section 34 U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 mutation proceedings) attributed to lawyers' abstention from judicial work and administrative engagement of the Presiding Officer, not willful disobedience; Court reminded that Section 34 prescribes 90 days for disposal of mutation proceedings and directed expeditious decision of the pending case; no precedents relied upon.
What did the court decide?
None to the applicant; no contempt proceedings were initiated and the contempt application was dismissed.