Gargi Chauhan vs Dr Shweta Puthia — Contempt of Court | Allahabad HC (2026)

Gargi Chauhan vs Dr Shweta Puthia — 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 (from production of certified copy) to comply with the order dated 11.02.2026 in Writ Petition No.1939 of 2026; directions for supply/transmission of envelopes and copies; liberty reserved to the applicant to approach the court again in case of non-compliance.

Issue for consideration

Whether the opposite party is guilty of willful disobedience of the judgment and order dated 11.02.2026 in Writ Petition No.1939 of 2026 so as to be punishable under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act.

Ratio / Principle

Prima facie, a case is made out for punishing the opposite party for willful disobedience of the judgment and order passed in the writ petition.

Key takeaways

No notice is issued to the opposite party at this stage.ratio¶12
The opposite party is granted three months' further time, reckoned from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, to comply with the order dated 11.02.2026 in Writ Petition No.1939 of 2026.ratio¶12
The applicant shall supply a duly stamped registered envelope addressed to the opposite party and another self-addressed envelope to the office within one week.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt — application under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 11.02.2026 in Writ Petition No.1939 of 2026 (Allahabad High Court), served personally on the opposite party on 22.04.2026 and uncomplied with — prima facie case made out, but no notice issued at this stage — opposite party granted three months' further time from production of a certified copy to comply — applicant to supply stamped registered and self-addressed envelopes within one week; office to transmit copy of order and contempt application — opposite party to comply and intimate applicant through self-addressed envelope — liberty to applicant to approach the court again on default — application disposed of (Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J.; May 12, 2026).

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3142 of 2026

Gargi Chauhan

.....Applicant(s)

Versus
Dr Shweta Puthia .....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shiv Poojan Yadav
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 11.02.2026 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.1939 of 2026.

3. It is contended that applicant had filed aforesaid writ, which was disposed of vide order dated 11.02.2026. Copy of the said order was served to the opposite party personally on 22.04.2026, 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 11.02.2026 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.1939 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 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

CAPL No. 3142 of 2026

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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.)

May 12, 2026 SK Goswami

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