Mrityunjay Kumar v. Kumar Harsh, Zila Adikari District Sultanpur and Another
Contempt – defiance of interim order
Case brief
What is this about?
Mrityunjay Kumar v. Kumar Harsh, Zila Adikari, District Sultanpur and another, CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. 1926 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Lucknow), Manish Kumar, J., decided January 14, 2026. Contempt for defiance of Writ Court interim order dated 06.05.2025 staying the applicant's transfer order dated 22.04.2025 from Dhanpatganj; court held that non-permission to continue at Dhanpatganj was a clear defiance and that a subsisting confirmed interim order must be obeyed irrespective of merits arguments; intervener application by Lokesh Dwivedi (posted in the applicant's place) rejected; respondents 1 and 2 to appear in person if compliance affidavit not filed; listed week commencing 02.02.2026.
What did the court decide?
Interim stage of a pending contempt application: intervener application (C.M.A. No. Nil of 2025) rejected; respondents 1 and 2 directed to remain present in person on the next date if the compliance affidavit is not filed; case listed in the week commencing 02.02.2026. The main contempt application was not finally decided.