Dr. Govind Upadhyay v. Shri Ranjan Kumar Additional Chief Secretary Department of Ayush Health U.P. Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court contempt application (civil) decided 06-11-2025 by Dinesh Pathak, J.; applicant Dr. Govind Upadhyay (counsel: Maya Pati Pandey, Niharika Singh); opposite party Ranjan Kumar, ACS, Department of Ayush, U.P. Government (no counsel listed); alleged willful disobedience/non-compliance despite service of order dated 19.02.2025 in Writ-A No. 18860 of 2024 (Dr. Govind Upadhyay vs. State of U.P. and 4 others); Contempt of Courts Act 1971; prima facie contempt; notice to comply within one month or show cause; compliance affidavit; next hearing date 19.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceedings initiated at prima facie stage: notice issued to the opposite party to comply with the order dated 19.02.2025 within a month of receiving the notice and file a compliance affidavit on or before the next date, or show cause why contempt proceedings should not be drawn against him; matter listed for 19.01.2026.