Lokendra Pratap v. Dr. Ajay Krishna, the Deputy Director Agriculture, Head Quarter, Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt Application (Civil) No. 21 of 2023 dismissed by the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Rajnish Kumar, J.) on 24.2.2025; applicant Lokendra Pratap against opposite party Dr. Ajay Krishna, Deputy Director Agriculture, Head Quarter, Lko.; background of compassionate appointment applied for after considerable delay and counsel's claim of wrongful rejection of the condonation-of-delay application; Court held the contempt application had lost its efficacy since the grievance lay in challenging the order in appropriate proceedings; no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Learned counsel for the applicant could not dispute that the application for compassionate appointment was moved with a considerable delay; the Court observed that the alleged wrongful rejection of the application for condonation of delay could be considered only in appropriate proceedings were that order challenged there, and that consequently the present contempt application had lost its efficacy.