Jiya Ram Verma vs Dr. Om Prakash Gupta, Deputy Director of Education, Ayodhya and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Jiya Ram Verma vs Dr. Om Prakash Gupta, Deputy Director of Education, Ayodhya and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

I.A. No. 3 of 2025 allowed — Sri Kaustubh Kumar Singh, Incharge Deputy Director of Education, Ayodhya Region, Ayodhya, to be impleaded as respondent no. 3 during the course of the day; notice ordered to the newly impleaded respondent no. 3 to show cause why contempt proceedings be not initiated for alleged willful disobedience of the judgment and order dated 29.05.2024 passed in Writ A No. 4127 of 2024; steps to be taken within seven working days as prayed; Office directed to submit service report by next date of listing; case listed in the week commencing 02.02.2026.

Issue for consideration

Whether Sri Kaustubh Kumar Singh, Incharge Deputy Director of Education, Ayodhya Region, Ayodhya, is to be impleaded as respondent no. 3 in the contempt application following the retirement of respondent no. 1 during pendency. +1 more

Court's answer

Cause shown in the affidavit supporting the impleadment application (I.A. No. 3 of 2025) is satisfactory and the application is allowed; counsel for the applicant is permitted to implead Sri Kaustubh Kumar Singh as respondent no. 3 in the memo of the contempt application during the course of the day.

Ratio / Principle

On the contempt application, notice was ordered to the newly impleaded respondent no. 3 to explain why contempt proceedings be not initiated against him for alleged willful disobedience of the judgment and order dated 29.05.2024 passed in Writ A No. 4127 of 2024; the ultimate question of initiating contempt remains open pending his explanation and the service report.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 8 (Hon'ble Manish Kumar, J.), order dated December 12, 2025, in Contempt Application (Civil) / CAPL No. 3470 of 2024, Jiya Ram Verma v. Dr. Om Prakash Gupta, Deputy Director of Education, Ayodhya & Anr., with I.A. No. 3 of 2025: (i) impleadment application allowed — cause shown in the supporting affidavit held satisfactory; counsel for the applicant permitted to implead Sri Kaustubh Kumar Singh, Incharge Deputy Director of Education, Ayodhya Region, Ayodhya, as respondent no. 3 during the course of the day, respondent no. 1 having retired during pendency; (ii) on the contempt application, notice ordered to the newly impleaded respondent no. 3 to explain why contempt proceedings be not initiated against him for alleged willful disobedience of the judgment and order dated 29.05.2024 passed in Writ A No. 4127 of 2024; steps to be taken within seven working days as prayed; Office to submit service report by the next date of listing; matter listed in the week commencing 02.02.2026. Procedural order only; merits of the contempt allegation not determined.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3470 of 2024

Jiya Ram Verma

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

Dr. Om Prakash Gupta, Deputy Director Of Education, Ayodhya And Another .....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ajay Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :

Court No. - 8

HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR, J.

(I.A. No. 3 of 2025)

This is an application seeking impleadment of Sri Kaustubh Kumar Singh, Incharge Deputy Director of Education, Ayodhya Region, Ayodhya as respondent no. 3 as the respondent no. 1 has retired during pendency of the present contempt application.

Cause shown in the accompanying affidavit filed in support of the instant application is satisfactory.

The impleadment application is allowed.

Learned counsel for the applicant is permitted to implead Sri Kaustubh Kumar Singh, Incharge Deputy Director of Education, Ayodhya Region, Ayodhya as respondent no. 3 in the array of respondent in the memo of the contempt application during the course of the day.

(Order on Contempt Application)

Issue notice to the newly impleaded respondent no. 3 to explain as to why contempt proceedings be not initiated against him for alleged willful disobedience of the judgment and order dated 29.05.2024 passed in Writ A No. 4127 of 2024.

As prayed, steps be taken within seven working days.

List this case in the week commencing 02.02.2026.

CAPL No. 3470 of 2024

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Office is directed to submit service report by the next date of listing.

(Manish Kumar,J.)

December 12, 2025

Nitesh

Digitally signed by :- NITESH KUMAR TEWARY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench