Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:40977 Court No. - 17 Case :- CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 2202 of 2023 Applicant :- Amar Nath Opposite Party :- Shri Nitish Kumar, D.M. / District Election Officer, Ayodhya Counsel for Applicant :- Karm Veer Yadav Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J. 1. Heard Sri Karm Veer Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Sunil Bajpai, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for respondents. 2. The present contempt application has been filed for the alleged disobedience of order dated 02.03.2023 passed by this Hon'ble Court in Writ A No.29106 of 2023 "Amar Nath Vs. State of U.P. and Others. 3. Sri Sunil Bajpai, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for respondents submits that affidavit of compliance duly sworn by Sri Narendra Bhushan, Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayti Raj Department, Government of U.P. has already been filed. He further submits that in pursuance of the order of writ court, an ex-gratia amount of Rs.30 lacs has already been credited in the account of applicant. The order dated 06.09.2024 by which payment was made to the applicant and the e-transaction receipt have been annexed along with the affidavit of compliance as Annexure CA-1 and 2. He further submitted that the order of the writ court has been complied with. 4. Considering the contents of the order of writ Court as well as the order passed by the respondent authority dated 06.09.2024, this Court is of the view that since pursuant to the direction issued by this Court an order has been passed by respondent and ex-gratia amount has already been paid to the applicant, the order of writ court has been complied with therefore, the present contempt application has lost its efficacy. 5. Accordingly, the contempt application is dismissed. Order Date :- 17.7.2025. Rks. Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench