Laxmi Narayan Shukla v. Lal Bahadur Singh, S.D.M., Pratapgarh and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench — CAPL No. 546 of 2024 (CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. 546 of 2024), Laxmi Narayan Shukla v. Lal Bahadur Singh, S.D.M., Pratapgarh and another — impleadment of successor officers (S.D.M., Tehsil Lalganj, Pratapgarh; District Magistrate, Pratapgarh) after transfer of original respondent nos. 1 & 2 — notice for alleged willful disobedience of order dated 09.10.2023 in PIL No. 895 of 2023 — I.A. No. 6 of 2026 allowed — Manish Kumar, J. — order dated 20.01.2026 — contempt — willful disobedience — Pratapgarh — next listing week commencing 09.03.2026.
What did the court decide?
Interlocutory order: impleadment application (I.A. No. 6 of 2026) allowed — Sri Shailendra Verma, S.D.M., Tehsil Lalganj, District Pratapgarh impleaded as respondent no. 3 and Sri Shiv Sahai Awasthi, D.M., District Pratapgarh as respondent no. 4; notice issued to them in the contempt application; steps within seven working days; office to submit service report by next date of listing; case listed in the week commencing 09.03.2026.