Rajendra Kumar v. Ashish Kumar Chaurasia, Addl. Distt. Special Judge Prevention of Corruption Act, Court NO.7, Lko.
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Section 12
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow (Court No.7); Contempt Application (Civil) No. 1398 of 2026; decided April 13, 2026 by Saurabh Lavania, J. Rajendra Kumar (applicant; counsel Ram Kumar Singh) sought relief under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against Ashish Kumar Chaurasia, Addl. Distt. Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Court No.7, Lucknow, for alleged disobedience of the order dated 07.05.2025 in Petition No.2680 (A227) of 2025. Due to formal defects the application was withdrawn and dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file afresh with proper pleadings and documents; Office to return certified/original documents. No counsel listed for the opposite party; no adjudication on the merits of the alleged contempt; no cases cited; no monetary reliefs.
What did the court decide?
Application dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for to file afresh with proper pleadings and documents in support thereof; Office directed to return certified/original copies of annexed documents to counsel for the applicant as per rules.