Wajid Ali Khan v. Shri Avdhesh Kumar, Sub Divisional Officer, Utraula Distt. Balrampur and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 8; Contempt Application (Civil) No. 3159 of 2024; Wajid Ali Khan v. Shri Avdhesh Kumar, Sub Divisional Officer, Utraula, Distt. Balrampur and Others; decided December 8, 2025 by Manish Kumar, J. Alleged contempt concerned interference with the applicant's peaceful possession over land in breach of a writ court order. Dismissed as infructuous after counsel for Respondent Nos. 5 to 11 (private respondents) stated before the Court that they were not interfering with possession and applicant's counsel conceded no grievance survived; earlier notice, if any, discharged. Counsel: Mohiuddin Khan for applicant; Prabhakar Tiwari, Laxman Singh, Madan Gopal Tripathi, Shivam Kumar Mishra for opposite parties.
What did the court decide?
On the categorical statement of counsel for Respondent Nos. 5 to 11 that they are not interfering with the applicant's peaceful possession over his land, and on learned counsel for the applicant submitting that he has no grievance and the writ court's judgment and order stands complied with, the contempt application is dismissed as infructuous.