Vinod Kumar Tripathi v. Shri Deepak Kumar, Principal / Additional Secretary (Secondary Education )and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt Application (Civil) No. 2521 of 2025, Allahabad High Court (Court No. 1), Justice Neeraj Tiwari, decided 06.08.2025. Keywords: contempt application; compliance affidavit; full compliance of Writ Court order dated 22.05.2024 in Writ A No. 5859 of 2024; Special Appeal pending, hearing deferred for paucity of time; framing of charges on default; Deputy Director of Education (Secondary) Gorakhpur Region Vinod Krishna; Principal / Additional Secretary (Secondary Education) Deepak Kumar; deferral of contempt hearing due to pending appeal; Apex Court authority cited by counsel: 1998 8 SCC 640; interim order dated 30.07.2025; listing on 27.08.2025.
What did the court decide?
Proceedings continued with interim directions rather than final disposal: three weeks' time granted to opposite party no. 2 to comply with the order of the Writ Court; case listed on 27.08.2025; compliance affidavit required on the next date, failing which opposite party no. 2 is to remain present before the Court for framing of charges.