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Smt. Reshma v. Sri Rituraj Shukla, Assistant Collector Ist Class/ Tehsildar Lko.

Allahabad HC31 Mar 2026CAPL/1111/2026

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What is this about?

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench); Contempt Application (Civil) No. 1111 of 2026; Smt. Reshma v. Sri Rituraj Shukla (Assistant Collector Ist Class/Tehsildar, Lko.); Saurabh Lavania, J.; 31.03.2026; notice to show cause; alleged violation of order dated 28.05.2025 in Writ-C No. 5162 of 2025; next date 15.04.2026 (within top 30 cases); steps dispensed with via Standing Counsel/Office of Chief Standing Counsel; early disposal; no statutes or precedents cited; no amounts.

What did the court decide?

Notice issued; opposite party/contemnor directed to show cause on 15.04.2026 (within top 30 cases) why contempt proceedings shall not be initiated for violating the Court's order dated 28.05.2025 in Writ-C No. 5162 of 2025; formal steps dispensed with as copies routed through the Standing Counsel. ¶13

Smt. Reshma vs Sri Rituraj Shukla, Assistant Collector Ist Class/ Tehsildar Lko. — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether contempt proceedings should be initiated against the opposite party/contemnor for violating the order of this Court dated 28.05.2025 passed in Writ-C No. 5162 of 2025.

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Court's answer

Notice to be issued to the opposite party/contemnor, who shall show cause on 15.04.2026 (within top 30 cases) why contempt proceedings shall not be initiated against him for violating the order dated 28.05.2025 in Writ-C No. 5162 of 2025.

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Ratio / Principle

Steps need not be taken because copies of the petition have been provided to the Standing Counsel and would be provided to the opposite party, an officer of the State of U.P., through the Office of Chief Standing Counsel.

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Key takeaways

The notice-without-steps mode/process was adopted for the purposes of early disposal of the instant contempt application.obiter¶14

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt Application (Civil) No. 1111 of 2026 — Smt. Reshma v. Sri Rituraj Shukla, Assistant Collector Ist Class/Tehsildar, Lucknow (High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 7, Saurabh Lavania, J., 31 March 2026). On hearing the applicant (counsel: Sheshnath Bhardwaj and Dinesh Kumar), the Court issued notice and dispensed with formal steps, recording that copies of the petition had been provided to the Standing Counsel and would be provided to the opposite party, an officer of the State of U.P., through the Office of the Chief Standing Counsel. The case was listed for 15.04.2026 within top 30 cases, on which date the opposite party/contemnor is to show cause why contempt proceedings shall not be initiated against him for violating the order of this Court dated 28.05.2025 passed in Writ-C No. 5162 of 2025. The Court stated the process was adopted for early disposal of the contempt application. No statute or precedent was cited; no final determination on initiation of contempt proceedings was made at this stage.

Smt. Reshma v. Sri Rituraj Shukla, Assistant Collector Ist Class/ Tehsildar Lko.

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