Nahar Singh Vs Rajendra Kumar, Deputy Secretary/Deputy… — Contempt of Court | Allahabad HC (2026)

Nahar Singh Vs Rajendra Kumar, Deputy Secretary/Deputy… — Contempt of Court | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Application finally disposed of at this stage without issuing notice; opposite party granted three months' further time to comply with the order dated 19.01.2026 in Writ Petition No.239 of 2026 from production of a certified copy of this order; 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 under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act for willful disobedience of the judgment and order dated 19.01.2026 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.239 of 2026.

Court's answer

A prima facie case has been made out for punishing the opposite party for willful disobedience of the judgment and order passed in Writ Petition No.239 of 2026.

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 19.01.2026 in Writ Petition No.239 of 2026, 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¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt of Courts Act, S.12 — Alleged willful disobedience of order dated 19.01.2026 in Writ Petition No.239 of 2026 — Prima facie case made out against opposite party (Deputy Secretary/Deputy Custodian, Enemy Property of India) — However, no notice issued at this stage; three months' further time granted to comply from production of certified copy — Applicant to supply stamped registered envelope and self-addressed envelope within one week; office to send copy of order and contempt application — Opposite party to comply with writ court directions and intimate applicant — Liberty to approach Court again on failure — Application finally disposed of at this stage (Allahabad High Court, Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J., April 23, 2026).

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 2650 of 2026

Nahar Singh

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

Rajendra Kumar, Deputy Secretary/Deputy Custodian For Enemy Property Of India And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Lokesh Kumar Dwivedi, Rajneesh Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :

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 19.01.2026 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.239 of 2026.

3. It is contended that applicant had filed aforesaid writ, which was disposed of vide order dated 19.01.2026. Copy of the said order was served to the opposite party through registered post on 28.01.2026, 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 19.01.2026 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.239 of 2026 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

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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 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.)

April 23, 2026 SK Goswami

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