HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 6171 of 2026 Court No. - 53 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. The present contempt application has been preferred alleging willful defiance of the order dated 13.11.2025 passed in Writ-A No. 16301 of 2025, order whereof is quoted hereinunder:- "1. The order of suspension dated August 21, 2025 passed by the respondent No.2/District Basic Education Officer, Sambhal is under challenge. 2. Sri Nagendra Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent No.2 placed a copy of the charge-sheet dated November 3, 2025 issued by the Inquiry Officer against the petitioner, the same is taken on record. 3. After perusal of the aforesaid charge-sheet, a prayer has been made by learned counsel for the petitioner to permit the petitioner to submit reply to the aforesaid charge-sheet and direct the respondents to take a decision in the matter expeditiously. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 5. In the facts and circumstances of the case and without interfering with the order of suspension dated August 21, 2025 passed by the respondent No.2/District Basic Education Officer, Sambhal , the present petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to submit reply to the charge-sheet dated 03.11.2025 within two weeks along with certified copy of this order before the Inquiry Officer within two weeks from today. In case, the petitioner does so, the Inquiry Officer will take a decision in the matter strictly in accordance with law most expeditiously and preferably within a period of six weeks thereafter." Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Arvind Prabodh Dubey, Naushad Alam Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Chitranjan Kumar .....Applicant(s) Alka Srivastava And Another .....Opposite Party(s) 2. Today, Sri Nagendra Pandey, has put in appearance, according to him, the inquiry report has been submitted and a show cause notice came to be issued on 30.09.2026 i.e. today, and the orders will be passed within a period of one week. 3. However, the learned counsel for the applicant, as per the instructions received from his client, submits that 15 days time be accorded to the applicant to submit reply and a date of hearing be fixed and thereafter, order be passed in this regard. 4. To such a submission, learned counsel for the opposite party has no objection. 5. Accordingly, the contempt application is consigned to record requiring the applicant to submit reply to the inquiry report/show cause notice by 16.10.2026, a date of hearing be fixed in the week commencing 26.10.2026 and orders be passed by 30.11.2026. 6. Since the copy of the instructions have been served upon the counsel for the applicant in the Court, thus, it would be deemed that the applicant is well aware and is possessing knowledge of the show cause notice as well as the inquiry report. 7. In case, the orders are not passed and the order of the Writ Court is not complied with within the time frame, it shall be open for the applicant to again approach this Court. September 30, 2026 Rajesh CAPL No. 6171 of 2026 2 (Vikas Budhwar,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad