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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:21303 Court No. - 2 Case :- CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 654 of 2025 Applicant :- Raj Kumar Opposite Party :- Ashish Singh, Tehsildar, Shahganj, Counsel for Applicant :- Babu Lal Ram,Gyanendra Kumar Hon'ble Piyush Agrawal,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant. Vide order dated 24.05.2024 passed in Writ C No. 15633/2024 filed by the applicant, the writ Court directed as under:
"Accordingly, without adverting on merits of the case and with the consent of the parties, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to Tehsildar, Tehsil Shahganj, District Jaunpur (respondent No.5), before whom the aforementioned matter is pending for disposal, to decide the Case No. 2875 of 2023 (Computerized Case No. T202314360102875), strictly in accordance with law, by a reasoned and speaking order on merit after affording opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, unless there is any legal impediment. It is further directed that no unnecessary adjournments be granted to either of the parties and the adjournment, if prayed for, will be permissible to be granted only in exceptional circumstances. "
Learned counsel for the applicant submits that a certified copy of the aforesaid
order was submitted for compliance before the opposite party on 05.06.2024, but the opposite party has wilfully not complied with the order and, thus, has committed civil contempt liable for punishment under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. Prima facie, a case of contempt has been made out. However, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, one more opportunity is afforded to the opposite party to comply with the aforesaid order of the writ Court within two months from the date of production of a copy of this order. The applicant shall supply a duly stamped registered envelope addressed to the opposite party and another self-addressed stamped envelope to the office within one week from today. The office shall send a copy of this order along with the self- addressed envelope of the applicant with a copy of contempt application to the opposite party within one week thereafter and keep a record thereof. The opposite party shall comply with the directions of the writ Court and intimate him of the order through the self-addressed envelop within a week thereafter. With the aforesaid observations, this application is disposed of at this stage with
liberty to the applicant to move a fresh application, if the order is not complied with by the opposite party within the stipulated time as aforementioned.
Order Date :- 14.2.2025 Amit Mishra Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad