HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3274 of 2025 Court No. - 8 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR, J. 1. The present contempt application has been preferred for alleged non- compliance of order dated 20.05.2025, the relevant extract is quoted hereinbelow:- "Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that no fruitful purpose will be served in keeping this petition pending. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.1/Tehsildar, Tehsil Sohaval, District Ayodhya to consider and decide the Case No. 4734 of 2024, Computerized Case No. T202404230204734 (Gramsabha Vs. Tufail Ahmad) most expeditiously after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation and without granting unnecessary adjournment to either party preferably within the statutory period i.e. 90 days provided under Rule 67 (6) of the Rules of 2016 read with Section 67 of the code of 2006 from the next date fixed in the case, if there is no other legal impediment in this regard." 2. Learned counsel for applicant has submitted that the copy of the order has been filed in the case pending before the respondent and three months period has already been expired but till date the matter is still pending. Hence, the respondent is liable to be punished under Court of Contempt Act, 1971. 3. After hearing, learned counsel for the applicant and going through the record of the case particularly the order sheets enclosed alongwith the affidavit since 20.05.2025 till 10.09.2025, the matter was listed on 29 dates out of which about 27 dates the lawyers are abstaining from work so the delay and not deciding the matter as directed by the High Court is not attributable upon the respondent and it cannot be said that there was any Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rohit Kumar Sahu, Abhishek Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Govind Kumar .....Applicant(s) Pradeep Kumar Singh Tehsildar, Tehsil Sohaval Distt. Ayodhya .....Opposite Party(s) wilful or intentional disobedience of the order passed by the High Court. 4. In view of the facts and discussion made hereinabove, the present contempt application is devoid of merits and is thereby is dismissed. October 14, 2025 Satish CAPL No. 3274 of 2025 2 (Manish Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- SATISH KUMAR BHARATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench