Brindavan Yadav and 5 Others v. Shri Bonik Chand Brahma, Chief Conservator of Forest Gorakhpur U.P.
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Contempt Application (Civil) 1409 of 2026, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, Saurabh Lavania J., decided 12.05.2026; contempt petition dismissed; affidavit of compliance filed by State Counsel Tushar Verma showing Writ Court order complied with by deciding representation vide order dated 30.03.2026 (Annexure CA-2); principle that merit of the case cannot be decided in contempt jurisdiction; precedents relied on: J.S. Parihar v. Ganpat Duggar AIR 1997 SC 113; Lalit Mathur v. L. Maheswara Rao (2000) 10 SCC 285; Ashok Kumar Pandey 2003 (5) AWC 4393; Brahma Deo Tiwari 2004 (1) AWC 543; Shail Raj Kishore 2004 (3) AWC 2444; Anil Kumar Shahi (2) (2008) 14 SCC 115; Hari Raj Kishore 2007 (1) JCLR 639; liberty reserved to challenge order dated 30.03.2026 before appropriate forum; parties: Brindavan Yadav And 5 Others v. Bonik Chand Brahma, Chief Conservator of Forest, Gorakhpur; counsel: Krishna Madhav Shukla for applicants.