Mohd. Jamal vs Deen Dyal Singh — Contempt of Court | Allahabad HC (2026)

Mohd. Jamal vs Deen Dyal Singh — Contempt of Court | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Application finally disposed of at this stage: no notice issued; opposite party granted three months' further time to comply with the order dated 17.10.2024 in Writ Petition No.1921 of 2024 from production of certified copy; applicant to supply stamped registered and self-addressed envelopes; liberty reserved to approach the court again in case of non-compliance.

Issue for consideration

Whether the opposite party is liable to be punished for willful disobedience of the judgment and order dated 17.10.2024 passed in Writ Petition No.1921 of 2024.

Court's answer

Prima facie, a case has been made out for punishing the opposite party for willful disobedience of the judgment and order passed in Writ Petition No.1921 of 2024.

Ratio / Principle

No notice is issued to the opposite party at this stage; the opposite party is granted three months' further time to comply with the order dated 17.10.2024 in Writ Petition No.1921 of 2024, reckoned from the date of production of a certified copy of this order.

Key takeaways

In case the opposite party does not comply with the order, it would be open to the applicant to approach this court again.ratio¶16

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt of Courts Act, S.12 — Willful disobedience of order dated 17.10.2024 in Writ Petition No.1921 of 2024 — Prima facie case made out against opposite party, but no notice issued at this stage — Opposite party granted three months' further time to comply with the writ order from the date of production of a certified copy of the contempt order — Applicant to supply duly stamped registered envelope addressed to opposite party and a self-addressed envelope; office to transmit copy of order and contempt application and keep record — Opposite party to comply with writ court's directions and intimate applicant through self-addressed envelope — Liberty reserved to applicant to approach the Court again in case of non-compliance — Application finally disposed of at this stage.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 1659 of 2026

Mohd. Jamal		.....Applicant(s)
	Versus
Deen Dyal Singh		.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: :	Rakesh Kumar Dubey

Court No. - 9

HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant.

2. The present contempt application has been filed under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act for punishing the Opposite Party for willful disobedience of the judgment and order dated 17.10.2024 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.1921 of 2024.

3. It is contended that applicant had filed aforesaid writ, which was disposed of vide order dated 17.10.2024. Copy of the said order was served to the opposite party personally on 29.10.2024, but the said direction has not been complied with by the opposite party till date.

4. Prima facie , a case has been made out for punishing the opposite party for willful disobedience of the judgment and order passed in the aforesaid writ petition.

5. However, no notice is issued to the opposite party at this stage. The opposite party is granted three months’ further time to comply with the order dated 17.10.2024 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.1921 of 2024 from the date of production of a certified copy of this order.

6. The applicant shall supply a duly stamped registered envelope addressed to the opposite party and another self-addressed envelope to the office within one week from today. The office shall send a copy of this order along with the self-addressed envelope of the applicant with a copy of contempt

CAPL No. 1659 of 2026

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application to the opposite party within one week thereafter and keep a record thereof.

7. The opposite party shall comply with the directions of the writ court and intimate the applicant the order through the self-addressed envelop within a week thereafter.

8. In case, the opposite party does not comply with the order, it would be open to the applicant to approach this court again.

9. With the aforesaid observations, this application is finally disposed of at this stage.

(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)

March 18, 2026 SK Goswami

Digitally signed by :- SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad