Dr. Vijay Kumar Tewari, Presently Posted as Assistant… — Contempt of Court | Allahabad HC (2026)

Dr. Vijay Kumar Tewari, Presently Posted as Assistant… — Contempt of Court | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No notice issued at this stage; opposite party granted three months' further time, from production of a certified copy of the order, to comply with the order dated 15.11.2025 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.17101 of 2025; applicants to supply stamped registered and self-addressed envelopes; liberty reserved to approach the Court again in case of non-compliance.

Issue for consideration

Whether a case is made out for punishing the opposite party for willful disobedience of the judgment and order dated 15.11.2025 passed in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.17101 of 2025.

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 Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.17101 of 2025.

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 15.11.2025 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¶¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J.) disposed of a contempt application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act filed by Dr. Vijay Kumar Tewari and 3 others, Assistant Professors at Rajkiya Engineering College, against Manoj Kumar Shukla, Director of Rajkiya Engineering College, and others, alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 15.11.2025 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.17101 of 2025, a copy of which was served by registered post on 17.11.2025. Finding a prima facie case of willful disobedience, the Court nevertheless issued no notice at this stage and granted the opposite party three months' further time, reckoned from production of a certified copy of the order, to comply with the writ order. The applicants were directed to supply a duly stamped registered envelope addressed to the opposite party and a self-addressed envelope within one week; the office was to send a copy of the order with the contempt application; the opposite party was to comply with the writ court's directions and intimate the applicants through the self-addressed envelope within a week thereafter. Liberty was reserved to the applicants to approach the Court again in case of non-compliance. Application finally disposed of at this stage on April 23, 2026.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 2676 of 2026

Dr. Vijay Kumar Tewari, Presently Posted As Assistant Professor (Regular), Department Of Electrical Engineering, Rajkiya Engineering College And 3 Others

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

Manoj Kumar Shukla Director Of Rajkiya Engineering College And 2 Others

Engineering College And 2 Others .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ganesh Mani, Pawan Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :

Court No. - 9

HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants.

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 15.11.2025 passed by this Court in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.17101 of 2025.

3. It is contended that applicants had filed aforesaid writ, which was disposed of vide order dated 15.11.2025. Copy of the said order was served to the opposite party through registered post on 17.11.2025, 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 15.11.2025 passed by this Court in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.17101 of 2025 from the date of production of a certified copy of this order.

CAPL No. 2676 of 2026

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6. The applicants 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 applicants 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 applicants 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 applicants 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