Jitendra Kumar and 183 and Others vs Sri Ranveer Singh — Contempt of Court | Allahabad HC (2026)

Jitendra Kumar and 183 and Others vs Sri Ranveer Singh — Contempt of Court | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Contempt application finally disposed of at this stage without issuing notice; opposite party granted three months' further time from production of a certified copy of this order to comply with the writ court's order dated 11.11.2024; applicants to supply stamped registered and self-addressed envelopes within two weeks for transmission of the order and contempt application; liberty reserved to the applicants to approach the Court again in case of non-compliance.

Issue for consideration

Whether the opposite party is liable to be punished under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act for willful disobedience of the judgment and order dated 11.11.2024 passed in Writ Petition No. 17553 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. 17553 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 11.11.2024 in Writ Petition No. 17553 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 applicants to approach this court again.ratio¶16

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt of Courts Act, S.12 – willful disobedience of order dated 11.11.2024 in Writ Petition No. 17553 of 2024 – copy of writ order served on opposite party on 08.05.2025 – prima facie case of willful disobedience made out, but no notice issued at this stage – opposite party granted three months' further time from production of certified copy of the contempt order to comply with the writ court's directions – procedural directions for supply of registered/self-addressed envelopes and transmission of order – application finally disposed of at this stage with liberty to applicants to approach the Court again on non-compliance (Allahabad High Court, Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J., March 18, 2026).

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 1688 of 2026

Jitendra Kumar And 183 And Others

.....Applicant(s) Versus

Sri Ranveer Singh .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Abhishek Mishra, Indradeep Dubey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :

Court No. - 9

HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.

Heard learned counsel for the applicants.

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 11.11.2024 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 17553 of 2024.

It is contended that applicants had approached writ Court through aforesaid writ petition, which was disposed of vide order dated 11.11.2024. Copy of the order of writ Court was served upon opposite party on 08.05.2025 personally, but according to the applicants, the said order has not been complied with by the opposite party till date.

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.

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 11.11.2024 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 17553 of 2024 from the date of production of a certified copy of this order.

The applicants shall supply a duly stamped registered envelope addressed to the opposite party and another self-addressed envelope to the office within two weeks from today. The office shall send a copy of this order along with the self-addressed envelope of the applicants with a copy of contempt application to the opposite party within one week thereafter and keep a record thereof.

CAPL No. 1688 of 2026

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

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

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

(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)

March 18, 2026

(V.S.SINGH)

Digitally signed by :- VIDYA SAGAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad