Eshan Gupta v. Shri Peeyush Verma, Regional Passport Office Complex Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 17; CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. 1048 of 2025; Eshan Gupta v. Shri Peeyush Verma (Regional Passport Office Complex, Lucknow); Section 12, Contempt of Courts Act; alleged wilful disobedience of judgment/order dated 20.12.2024 in Writ-C No. 11062 of 2024; suspended passport File No. LK3079703785024 released w.e.f. 07.05.2025 by mail from Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow; affidavit of compliance not filed; respondent directed to file affidavit by 29.07.2025 failing which to appear in person; order dated 23.7.2025 by Rajeev Singh, J.; counsel: Ajay Pratap Singh (applicant), S.B. Pandey (Deputy Solicitor General of India), Varun Pandey (Special Counsel, Union of India).
What did the court decide?
Interim directions: respondent to file affidavit of compliance by the next date of listing (29.07.2025), failing which to appear in person before the Court; case listed on 29.07.2025.