Harjinder Singh v. Shri Arun Kumar Sonkar, Assistant Collector / Tahsildar Mohammadi Lakhimpur Kheri and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim contempt order; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 17; Contempt Application (Civil) 1809 of 2025; applicant Harjinder Singh; opposite parties: respondent no.1 Arun Kumar Sonkar, Assistant Collector / Tahsildar Mohammadi Lakhimpur Kheri, plus one unnamed co-respondent; counsel for applicant Abhishek Shukla and Ram Lakhan Vishwakarma; alleged wilful disobedience of directions in Court's order dated 02.04.2025 in Writ-C No. 3052 of 2024; show-cause notice ordered to respondent no.1, returnable within two weeks, else charges to be framed after summoning contemnor; copy of order to be sent with notice by Office; next listing fresh on 22.07.2025; single-judge bench Rajeev Singh; order date 30.5.2025; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim relief to the applicant: issuance of a show-cause notice to respondent no.1 regarding the alleged wilfull disobedience of this Court's directions dated 02.04.2025 in Writ-C No. 3052 of 2024, returnable within two weeks failing which charges may be framed after summoning the contemnor; Office directed to send a copy of the order with the notice; case to be listed fresh on 22.07.2025.