Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:22114 Court No. - 1 Case :- CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 687 of 2025 Applicant :- Shesh Nath Pandey Opposite Party :- Sri Ashok Kumar Singh, Finance Controller /Cao Counsel for Applicant :- Satendra Kumar,Surendra Kumar Hon'ble Salil Kumar Rai,J. The present contempt application has been filed pleading willful disobedience of the order dated 28.5.2024 passed by this Court in Writ A No.8499 of 2024. It has been stated that notional increment has been awarded to the applicant with effect from 12.6.2024 but his arrears are not being paid in view of the Government Order dated 12.6.2024. The claim of the applicant as raised in the present contempt application involves adjudication on merits, therefore, it is not a case to register proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The application is dismissed. The applicant has the remedy to challenge the order of the opposite party as well as the Government Order, if required, before the appropriate forum. Order Date :- 17.2.2025 IB Digitally signed by :- ITU BANERJEE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad