Amit Kumar @ Amit Sharma @ Amit v. Mr. Rahul Mishra, S.P., Establishment, Dgp Headquarter, Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Contempt Application (CIVIL) No. 1500 of 2026, decided 11.05.2026 by Justice Saurabh Lavania. Applicant Amit Kumar @ Amit Sharma @ Amit vs Opposite Party Rahul Mishra, S.P. (Establishment), DGP HQ, Lucknow. Compliance of writ court order shown via affidavit of compliance filed by State Counsel G.K. Singh; applicant's representation decided vide order dated 29.04.2026 (Annexure CA-1). Principle relied on: merit of the case cannot be decided in contempt jurisdiction (J.S. Parihar AIR 1997 SC 113; Lalit Mathur (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). Contempt application dismissed with liberty to challenge order dated 29.04.2026 before appropriate forum/court.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the applicant/petitioner to approach appropriate Forum/Court against the order dated 29.04.2026, if so aggrieved by it.