Smt. Suman Devi v. Sri Sunil Kumar Singh, Executive Engineer, Construction Division, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Urban)
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Alleged willful disobedience of order dated 6.8.2024 in Writ
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Salil Kumar Rai, J.), Order Date 3.1.2025, neutral citation 2025:AHC:825 — CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. 7739 of 2024, Smt. Suman Devi (applicant) v. Sri Sunil Kumar Singh, Executive Engineer, Construction Division, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Urban) (opposite party); contempt for alleged willful disobedience of order dated 6.8.2024 in Writ - A No. 9864 of 2024; applicant's claim decided and rejected by opposite party's order dated 20.12.2024; remedy to challenge that order on merits; no case under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971; application dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Since the opposite party has decided the applicant's claim by order dated 20.12.2024 (rejecting it), the applicant's remedy is to challenge that order on merits in appropriate proceedings. ¶11