Mukesh Kumar v. Shri Mahendra Pal Singh P.C.S., Presently Posted as Addl. District Magistrate Land Acquisition Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt application (civil); non-compliance with writ court order; compliance time 10 days; cost Rs.5,000/- payable from salary account by cheque to petitioner; affidavit of compliance and proof of payment due by 01.05.2026; warning of framing of charges against contemnor; opposite party is Addl. District Magistrate (Land Acquisition), Lucknow; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Saurabh Lavania, J.; decision dated April 20, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions: 10 days' time granted to learned State Counsel for compliance of the writ court's order, subject to payment of Rs.5,000/- as cost by the opposite party/contemnor from his salary account through cheque to the petitioner; affidavit of compliance with proof of payment of cost to be filed by 01.05.2026, failing which the contemnor shall appear before the Court for framing of charges.