Param Lal v. Sanjay Prasad Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Uttar Pradesh Shasan Secretariat and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt Application (CIVIL) No. 5915 of 2025, Param Lal v. Sanjay Prasad, Addl. Chief Secretary (Home), U.P. and another, Allahabad High Court, Dinesh Pathak, J., 18.12.2025. Interim order in civil contempt matter concerning compliance with a Writ Court order: substitution of incumbent officer as opposite party No. 2 permitted; Standing Counsel (Pawan Kumar) granted one month to secure decision on applicant's representation and file compliance affidavit; listing on 16.02.2026; warning that non-compliance will require opposite party's personal appearance before the Court. No statutes or precedent cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions in the contempt matter: one month's time granted to the opposite parties (through learned Standing Counsel) to get the applicant's representation decided in compliance of the Writ Court order and file a compliance affidavit; matter to be listed on 16.02.2026; opposite party to appear in person before the Court if the Writ Court order is not complied with.