Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:44099 Court No. - 17 Case :- CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 4398 of 2024 Applicant :- Diksha Tiwari Opposite Party :- Rajendra Singh State Information Commissioner Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- In Person Counsel for Opposite Party :- Shikhar Anand Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J. 1. Heard Ms. Diksha Tiwari, Applicant in person and Shri Shikhar Anand, learned counsel for the opposite party. 2. The present application has been filed with the prayer to summon and punish the opposite party for wilful and deliberate defiance of the order dated 16.10.2023 passed by the Writ Court in Writ C No.7731/2023 (Diksha Tiwari Vs. State of UP and Ors.). 3. The applicant submits that the appeals were preferred before the Uttar Pradesh State Information Commission, UP, Lucknow (for short "UPSIC") but the same were not being decided then she preferred Writ C No.7731/2023 which was disposed of by the Writ Court on 16.10.2023 with the direction to the UPSIC to decide the aforesaid appeals, if not decided, after hearing all the parties concerned by passing speaking and reasoned order within a period of eight weeks. 4. Order dated 16.10.2023 is as under: "Heard petitioner-in person and Mr. Shikhar Anand learned counsel for the respondent. Petitioner has approached this Court with the prayer that the the opposite parties may be directed to decided the following Second Appeals; 1. S-8-567/A/2021, Registration No. A-175325, 2. S-8-901A/ 2021, Registration No. A- 178737, 3. S-8-600A/2021, Registration No.175812, 4. S- 601/A/2021, Registration No.A-175814, 5. S-8-602/A/2021, Registration No.A-175817, 6. S-8-732/A/2021, Registration No.A-176858 and 7. S-1-2053/A/2022, Registration No.A- 230844 by passing reasoned and speaking order expeditiously. In view of above, the Opposite Party No.3 U.P. State Information Commission Lucknow, U.P. is directed to decide the aforesaid appeals, if not decided, after hearing all the parties concerned by passing speaking and reasoned order within a period of eight weeks from today. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of. " 5. The applicant submits that the aforesaid order was communicated to the UPSIC for necessary compliance but the same was not complied with, within the stipulated period. Thereafter, all seven appeals were decided in the most casual manner; one appeal was decided on 25.10.2024 and rest of 6 appeals were decided on 29.11.2024. Therefore, opposite party should be summoned and punished, accordingly. 6. Learned counsel for the opposite party submits that the order of Writ Court has already been complied with by deciding all seven appeals. He further submits that the applicant has also filed recall applications with the prayer to recall the order passed by the UPSIC in all the seven appeals, which are still pending. Therefore, the present contempt application may be dismissed. 7. Considering the submission of applicant in person, learned counsel for the opposite party, going through the contents of application, order of Writ Court as well as other relevant documents, it is evident that all the appeals were already decided by the UPSIC, thereafter, recall application was filed by the applicant, therefore, no contempt is made out against the opposite party. 8. Accordingly, the present contempt application is hereby dismissed. 9. It is expected from the UPSIC, Lucknow to decide the pending recall applications, accordingly. Order Date :- 30.7.2025 V. Sinha Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench