Rinie Banerjee (Ppo No. 304) v. Dr. Mahendra Dev, Director of Education (Madhyamik) Allahabad PIN-211002
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt Application (Civil) No. 3489 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Court No. 8; Hon'ble Manish Kumar, J.; order dated February 6, 2026. Applicant: Rinie Banerjee (PPO No. 304), counsel Sudhir Kumar Singh and Abhishek Singh. Opposite party/respondent: Dr. Mahendra Dev, Director of Education (Madhyamik), Allahabad (Pin-211002). Subject: alleged willful disobedience of the order dated 19.8.2025 passed in Writ A No.9225 of 2025. Directions: contempt show-cause notice issued to respondent; steps within seven days; case listed fresh in week commencing 23.03.2026; service report by next date of listing. Interim order only; contempt proceedings not yet initiated; no statute or precedent cited; no monetary quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Interim stage of a contempt enquiry only: notice ordered to be issued to the opposite party (Dr. Mahendra Dev) to show cause why contempt proceedings should not be initiated for alleged willful disobedience of the order dated 19.8.2025 passed in Writ A No.9225 of 2025; steps to be taken within seven days; case listed fresh for the week commencing 23.03.2026; service report to be submitted by the Office by the next date of listing. No final adjudication on the contempt was made.