Akhilesh Kumar Tiwari v. Shri Pankaj Shukla Presently Holding the Post of Dist. Forest Officer Dist. Gonda
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt Application (Civil) No. 2702 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Court No. 8; Justice Manish Kumar; decided November 24, 2025; applicant Akhilesh Kumar Tiwari; opposite party Shri Pankaj Shukla, District Forest Officer, Gonda; contempt application dismissed as not pressed; withdrawal of contempt application; compliance affidavit taken on record; committee report; consequential order; claim for minimum of regular pay scale rejected; duties not similar to those engaged on regular basis; liberty to file writ petition; remedy permissible under law.
What did the court decide?
The contempt application was dismissed as not pressed (permitting withdrawal), with the applicant left free to avail any remedy permissible under law; counsel had indicated an intention to file a writ petition challenging the orders rejecting the pay-scale claim.