Indu Singh v. Jai Shankar Singh Naib Tehsildar, Nawabganj Teshil Tarabganj, Gonda
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt Application (Civil) No. 452 of 2026 (CAPL); High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Manish Kumar, J.; decided February 4, 2026; dismissed. Keywords: wilful disobedience; Contempt of Courts Act, 1971; Matters under Article 227 No. 4150 of 2025; judgment and order dated 15.07.2025; Section 34 of U.P. Revenue Code; Case No.607694/2024 (Indu Singh VS. Bhawani Prasad); Naib Tehsildar Nawabganj Tehsil Tarabganj District Gonda; Jai Shankar Singh; Indu Singh; Onkar Nath Tiwari; certified copy served 09.09.2025; four-month period expired 09.01.2026; order sheets Annexure no. 3; case fixed on 22 dates; lawyers abstaining from judicial work on 19 dates; holidays on 2 dates; no wilful disobedience made out; contempt petition dismissed at this stage.
What did the court decide?
From perusal of the order sheets enclosed as Annexure no. 3, after service of the Writ Court's judgment and order on 09.09.2025 the case was fixed on 22 dates, out of which on 19 dates lawyers were abstaining from judicial work and on 2 dates there were holidays; therefore it cannot be said that the respondent is willfully or intentionally disobeying the judgment and order passed by the Writ Court.