Gulmohar Cricket Academy Lko. Thru. Its Secy. Rahul Saxena and Another v. Shri P. Guru Prasad Ias, Chairman U.P. Housing and Deve. Board Lko. and 7 Others
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Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 17; Manish Kumar, J.; Contempt Application (Civil) No. 2869 of 2025 (also cited as CAPL No. 2869 of 2025); decided September 9, 2025. Gulmohar Cricket Academy Lko. (through Secretary Rahul Saxena) v. Shri P. Guru Prasad, IAS, Chairman, U.P. Housing and Development Board (Awas Evam Vikas Parishad) and 7 others. Applicants alleged wilful disobedience of the interim order dated 26.03.2025 in Writ C No. 2804 of 2025 protecting sports activities in the Mini Indoor Stadium, after the cricket net practice arrangement was removed. Court held the order protected only indoor sports activity and did not restrain decisions on outdoor sports activity; no indoor activity was stopped; whether cricket net practice qualifies as indoor sport cannot be decided in contempt proceedings; contempt application dismissed. Counsel for applicant: Mohd. Ateeq Khan, Bhupendra Nath Tripathi.