HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 2806 of 2024 Court No. - 8 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR, J. The present contempt application has been preferred against the alleged non compliance of the judgment and order dated 21.12.2023 passed in Writ A No. 9703 of 2023. The relevant paragraphs of the same are quoted hereinbelow:- "4. Shri Indu Prakash Singh, learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 2 fairly states that all the dues as admissible to the petitioner would be paid within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 5. Considering the aforesaid fair statement of Shri Indu Prakash Singh, learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 2, the writ petition is disposed of. It is provided that all the retiral dues of the petitioner shall be paid within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order provided there is no other legal impediment. 6. While making payment of retiral dues, the respondents shall also consider the case of grant of interest on retiral dues. " Learned counsel for the respondent has submitted that the compliance affidavit has been filed enclosing therein the copy of the order dated 01.08.2024 regarding payment to the applicant. In reply, learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the amount has been paid but with delay but no interest has been paid as directed by the writ Court, hence, the judgment and order has not been complied with. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondent has submitted that while rejecting the interest, the reason has been given in the order itself. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and going through the record of the case, it is found that there was a direction for payment of retiral dues and the for the interest, the Court has directed that the respondent shall also consider the case of grant of interest on retiral dues, so, after considering the same by assigning the reasons, the payment of interest has been denied. The judgment and order passed in the writ petition has been complied with as all other retiral dues as per the admitted case of the applicant have already been paid and the direction for considering the grant of interest has been considered and rejected the same and there is no positive direction for grant Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Aprajita Bansal, Anilesh Tewari, Karan Agarwal, Surabhi Rawat Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Indu Prakash Singh Dinesh Chandra Gupta .....Applicant(s) Kumar Vineet, Managing Director U.P. Cooperative Sugar Factories Federation Ltd. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) of interest on retiral dues by the writ Court. In view of the facts, circumstances and discussion made hereinabove, the present contempt application has become infructuous and is dismissed as such. Notice, if any, stands discharged. November 26, 2025 Nitesh CAPL No. 2806 of 2024 2 (Manish Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITESH KUMAR TEWARY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench