Uttam Upadhyay and 10 Others v. Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari, District Basic Education Officer Gonda
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt Application (CIVIL) No. 3225 of 2025, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, decided 17.12.2025 by Justice Manish Kumar. Applicants Uttam Upadhyay and 10 others; original opposite party/respondent no. 1 Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari, DBEO Gonda, under suspension; impleadment application C.M.A. No. 2 of 2025 allowed adding Shri Amit Kumar Singh, DBEO Gonda, as respondent no. 2 (counsel Arvind Kumar Srivastava). Notice of contempt issued against respondent no. 2 for alleged willful disobedience of order dated 25.10.2024 in Writ A No. 9981 of 2024; steps within seven working days; next date week commencing 02.02.2026; service report directed. Keywords: contempt, impleadment, DBEO Gonda, suspension, Writ A 9981 of 2024.
What did the court decide?
Impleadment application allowed — Shri Amit Kumar Singh, District Basic Education Officer, District Gonda, to be entered as respondent no. 2 during the course of the day; notice ordered to respondent no. 2 to show cause why contempt proceedings be not initiated for alleged willful disobedience of the order dated 25.10.2024 in Writ A No. 9981 of 2024; steps to be taken within seven working days; matter listed in the week commencing 02.02.2026; office directed to submit service report by the next date of listing. Final adjudication of the contempt application is pending.