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2025 DAILYLAW 153188 (ALL)

MUNSHI LAL v. SRI NAVEEN KHANDELWAL, DIVISIONAL DIR. OF FOREST, SOCIAL FORESTRY DIVISION, SITAPUR

CAPL/3172/2024 · 2025-07-15

Rajeev Singh

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:40302 Court No. - 17 Case :- CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3172 of 2024 Applicant :- Munshi Lal Opposite Party :- Sri Naveen Khandelwal, Divisional Dir. Of Forest, Social Forestry Division, Sitapur Counsel for Applicant :- Kashi Ram,Prem Chandra Chauhan Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and the learned Standing Counsel for State. 2. The present contempt application is filed with the following prayer : "The order dated 30.04.2024 passed by this Court in Writ-A No.5382 of 2023 (Munshi Lal Vs. State of U.P. and others) has not been complied with therefore he may be summoned and punished accordingly." 3. In pursuance of earlier order dated 14.07.2025, the respondent-officer is present and placed Government Order No.7/2021/2/1/97/KA-2/2021 dated 09.12.2021. He informed the Court that the aforesaid Government Order issued by State Government by which Rule 6(1) of the Regularization Rules, 2016 is amended and therefore it was obligatory on the part of the applicant to be continued in service as daily wager for the specific period for considering his case for the purposes of regularization. He further submits that as there was sufficient breaks in service of the applicant, therefore, his case was contrary to the aforesaid Government Order dated 09.12.2021 as a result his case for regularization was rejected by the respondent. 4. Considering the contents of the order of the writ Court as well as the affidavit of compliance filed by respondent- officer, this Court finds that Government Order dated 09.12.2021 provides that incumbent must be continued in service from the date of engagement up to the date of consideration therefore, no contempt is made out. 5. Accordingly, the contempt application is dismissed. The written instruction placed by respondent-officer today is taken on record. The presence of the officer is hereby dispensed with. Order Date :- 15.7.2025. Rks. Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench