Bani Singh and 20 Others vs Sri Akhilesh Kumar Chaurasia — Contempt of Court | Allahabad HC (2026)

Bani Singh and 20 Others vs Sri Akhilesh Kumar Chaurasia — Contempt of Court | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Contempt application finally disposed of at this stage without issuing notice; opposite party granted three months' further time (from production of certified copy of the order) to comply with the order dated 20.01.2026 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 562 of 2026; liberty reserved to the applicants 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 20.01.2026 passed by this Court in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 562 of 2026.

Court's answer

Prima facie, a 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. 562 of 2026.

Ratio / Principle

No notice is issued to the opposite party at this stage; 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 20.01.2026 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 562 of 2026.

Key takeaways

Applicants to supply a duly stamped registered envelope addressed to the opposite party and a self-addressed envelope to the office within one week; the office to send a copy of the order with the contempt application to the opposite party within one week thereafter; the opposite party to comply with the writ court's directions and intimate the applicants through the self-addressed envelope within a week thereafter.ratio¶16
In case the opposite party does not comply with the order, it would be open to the applicants to approach this Court again.ratio¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt — Section 12, Contempt of Courts Act — alleged willful disobedience of judgment and order dated 20.01.2026 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 562 of 2026 (copy served by registered post on 03.02.2026, not complied with) — prima facie case made out against opposite party — however, no notice issued at this stage; opposite party granted three months' further time from production of certified copy to comply — applicants to supply duly stamped registered envelope and self-addressed envelope; office to transmit copy of order and contempt application; opposite party to comply with writ court's directions and intimate applicants — liberty to applicants to approach the Court again in case of non-compliance — application finally disposed of at this stage (Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J.).

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3206 of 2026

Bani Singh And 20 Others

	Versus	....	.Applicant(s)
Sri Akhilesh Kumar Chaurasia			.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: :	Shivendra Kumar	Gupta

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 20.01.2026 passed by this Court in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.562 of 2026.

3. It is contended that applicants had filed aforesaid writ, which was disposed of vide order dated 20.01.2026. Copy of the said order was served to the opposite party through registered post on 03.02.2026, 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 20.01.2026 passed by this Court in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.562 of 2026 from the date of production of a certified copy of this order.

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

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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.)

May 14, 2026 SK Goswami

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