Raj Narayan and 12 Others v. Sri Nepal Singh, Civil Judge (Junior Division) / Judicial Magistrate
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. 498 of 2025, decided 17.3.2025 by Salil Kumar Rai, J. Applicants Raj Narayan and 12 others, represented by Dinesh Kumar Maurya and Ram Raj Prajapati, sought contempt action against Sri Nepal Singh, Civil Judge (Junior Division)/Judicial Magistrate, for alleged wilful disobedience of the order dated 4.1.2024 in Matters Under Article 227 No. 13242 of 2023. Counsel Chandan Sharma appeared for the opposite party and handed over instructions. The Court found no wilful disobedience and dismissed the contempt application. Keywords: contempt, wilful disobedience, Judicial Officer, Article 227, non-compliance of High Court order, dismissal.
What did the court decide?
On a perusal of the instructions obtained by counsel for the opposite party and the records annexed with the affidavit in support of the contempt application, the Court found no wilful disobedience on the part of the Judicial Officer impleaded as opposite party.