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Bir Bahadur Chaurasiya and 15 Others v. Sri Vijay Pratap Singh, Distt. Basic Education Officer Hardoi

Allahabad HC20 Jan 2026CAPL/3550/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; CAPL 3550 of 2025; contempt application (civil); impleadment application I.A. No. 1 of 2026 allowed; Sri Ajit Singh impleaded as respondent no. 2 replacing transferred DBEO Hardoi Sri Vijay Pratap Singh; notice to show cause for alleged willful disobedience of order dated 25.10.2024 in Writ A No. 10032 of 2024; steps within seven working days; service report next date; listing week commencing 09.03.2026; Manish Kumar, J.; 20.01.2026.

What did the court decide?

Impleadment application allowed; Sri Ajit Singh, District Basic Education Officer, Hardoi, permitted to be impleaded as respondent no. 2; show-cause notice ordered against him on the contempt application with steps within seven working days; case listed for week commencing 09.03.2026. ¶13

Bir Bahadur Chaurasiya and 15 Others vs Sri Vijay Pratap Singh, Distt. Basic Education Officer Hardoi — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether Sri Ajit Singh, District Basic Education Officer, Hardoi should be impleaded as respondent no. 2 in place of the transferred sole respondent in the contempt application. +1 more

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Court's answer

Cause shown in the affidavit supporting the impleadment application (I.A. No. 1 of 2026) held sufficient and the impleadment application allowed.

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Ratio / Principle

Learned counsel for the applicant permitted to implead Sri Ajit Singh, District Basic Education Officer, Hardoi, as respondent no. 2 in the array of respondents in the memo of the contempt application during the course of the day.

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Key takeaways

Notice directed to the newly impleaded respondent no. 2 to explain why contempt proceedings be not initiated for alleged willful disobedience of the order dated 25.10.2024 passed in Writ A No. 10032 of 2024; steps to be taken within seven working days, service report by next date of listing, and case listed for the week commencing 09.03.2026. No contempt adjudicated at this stage.ratio¶15

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt Application (Civil) No. - 3550 of 2025 (CAPL No. 3550 of 2025), Bir Bahadur Chaurasiya and 15 others v. Sri Vijay Pratap Singh, Distt. Basic Education Officer, Hardoi — High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 8, Manish Kumar, J., order dated January 20, 2026. (i) Impleadment application I.A. No. 1 of 2026 allowed, cause shown in the accompanying affidavit deemed sufficient — learned counsel permitted to implead Sri Ajit Singh, District Basic Education Officer, Hardoi, as respondent no. 2 in place of the transferred sole respondent, during the course of the day. (ii) Notice directed to the newly impleaded respondent no. 2 to explain why contempt proceedings be not initiated for alleged willful disobedience of the order dated 25.10.2024 passed in Writ A No. 10032 of 2024; steps within seven working days; office to submit service report by next date; case listed for the week commencing 09.03.2026. No contempt adjudicated; no statutes or precedents engaged.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

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CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3550 of 2025

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Bir Bahadur Chaurasiya And 15 Others

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.....Applicant(s)

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Versus

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Sri Vijay Pratap Singh, Distt. Basic Education Officer Hardoi .....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ravindra Kumar Yadava
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :

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Court No. - 8

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HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR, J.

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(I.A. No. 1 of 2026)

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This is an application seeking impleadment of Sri Ajit Singh, District Basic Education Officer, Hardoi as respondent no. 2 in place of sole respondent, who has been transferred during pendency of the present contempt application.

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Cause shown in the accompanying affidavit filed in support of the instant application is sufficient.

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The impleadment application is allowed.

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Learned counsel for the applicant is permitted to implead Sri Ajit Singh, District Basic Education Officer, Hardoi as respondent no. 2 in the array of respondents in the memo of the contempt application during the course of the day.

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(Order on Contempt Application)

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Issue notice to the newly impleaded respondent no. 2 to explain as to why contempt proceedings be not initiated against him for alleged willful disobedience of the order dated 25.10.2024 passed in Writ A No. 10032 of 2024.

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As prayed, steps be taken within seven working days.

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List this case in the week commencing 09.03.2026.

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CAPL No. 3550 of 2025

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Office is directed to submit service report by the next date of listing.

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(Manish Kumar,J.)

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