Rahat Ali v. Vishnu Kant Mishra Incharge Outpost Dharahara and 4 Others
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Willful disobedience
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Court No. 1), Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:31217; Contempt Application (Civil) No. 945 of 2025, decided 5.3.2025 by Salil Kumar Rai, J. Applicant Rahat Ali alleged willful disobedience by opposite party Vishnu Kant Mishra, Incharge Outpost Dharahara, and 4 others, of the order dated 22.4.2013 in Application U/S 482 No. 13453 of 2013, claiming an attempt to dispossess him from disputed property. Court found no dispossession and status quo intact; declined to register proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971; application dismissed. Counsel: Babu Lal Ram for applicant. Keywords: contempt, willful disobedience, dispossession, status quo, Section 482.
What did the court decide?
The applicant has not been dispossessed and the status quo has not been disturbed. ¶9