Akhilesh Kumar Tripathi and 3 Others v. Prof. Soniya Nityanand Vice Chancellor, Kgmu, Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Short adjournment/compliance-monitoring order in a civil contempt application heard in Court No. 8, Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), presided over by Manish Kumar, J., dated December 1, 2025. Applicants: Akhilesh Kumar Tripathi and 3 others (counsel: Srideep Chatterjee, Shubhi Sharma); opposite parties: Prof. Soniya Nityanand, Vice Chancellor, Kgmu, Lko., and another (counsel: Shubham Tripathi). Compliance affidavits of respondent nos. 1 & 2 taken on record; alleged lapse: matter not placed before Executive Council after Committee's decision despite direction. Respondents given three weeks for a further compliance affidavit; case listed week commencing 05.01.2026 amongst top ten. No statute or precedent cited; no substantive legal ruling.
What did the court decide?
Adjournment with interim compliance step: respondents granted three weeks' time to file a further compliance affidavit; next hearing fixed in the week commencing 05.01.2026 amongst top ten cases. The contempt application was neither allowed nor dismissed at this hearing.