Mata Prasad v. Sri Satyendra Kumar and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J.) on April 20, 2026 dismissed CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. 2503 of 2026, Mata Prasad v. Sri Satyendra Kumar & 2 Others, holding that where a civil suit is still pending and a temporary injunction granted on 29.01.1999 is alleged to have been violated, the applicant must seek redress by an application under Order 39 Rule 2-A of CPC before the court concerned; accordingly no case for contempt was made out and the application, being misconceived, was dismissed. Keywords: contempt, temporary injunction, violation of injunction, Order 39 Rule 2-A CPC, alternative remedy, misconceived application.
What did the court decide?
Since the applicant has a remedy of filing an application under Order 39 Rule 2-A of CPC before the Court concerned, no case for contempt is made out. ¶9