Gomti Prasad v. Sri Surya Pal Gangwar District Magistrate Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt Application (C) No. 4521 of 2024; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Court No. 8; order dated November 7, 2025 by Hon'ble Manish Kumar, J.; applicant Gomti Prasad; counsel Yogendra Kumar Mishra and Ajeya Mishra; opposite parties Sri Surya Pal Gangwar District Magistrate Lko. and another (no counsel named); I.A. No. 6 of 2025 impleadment of Shri Ankit Shukla, SDM Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow as respondent no. 3 after transfer of earlier incumbent — allowed; notice for alleged willful disobedience of orders dated 09.07.2024 and 29.07.2024 passed in Writ A No. 5150 of 2024; steps within seven days; listing week commencing 15.12.2025; service report by next date of listing; signed digitally by Ashish Mishra.
What did the court decide?
Interim single-judge order: (i) impleadment application I.A. No. 6 of 2025 allowed, with counsel permitted to add Shri Ankit Shukla, SDM Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow as respondent no. 3 the same day; (ii) notice ordered to respondent no. 3 to explain why contempt proceedings be not initiated for alleged willful disobedience of the orders dated 09.07.2024 and 29.07.2024 passed in Writ A No. 5150 of 2024; steps within seven days; listing in the week commencing 15.12.2025; service report due by the next date of listing. Contempt adjudication itself remains pending.