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2026 DAILYLAW 13121 (ALL)

HARPAL SINGH v. SAURABH BABU, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GRAMYA VIKAS ANUBHAG U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

CAPL/7065/2026 · 2026-10-06

Piyush Agrawal

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 7065 of 2026 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE PIYUSH AGRAWAL, J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant(s). Vide order dated 11.03.2026 passed in Writ A No. 7038/2018 filed by the applicant(s), the writ Court directed as under: "8. In view of above, the impugned orders dated 28.11.2017 and 4.5.2011 are hereby set aside. The present writ petition is partly allowed with a direction to respondents to release the payment of arrears of revised pay with effect from 1.1.2006 to 28.7.2010, bonus and leave encashment in accordance with law keeping in mind the law laid down by this Court in Writ-A No.6216 of 2018, Bhaskar Bhattacharya Vs. State of U.P. and others, Writ-A No.12721 of 2024, Ganesh Prasad Tiwari Vs. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Rural Development Deptt., U.P. Lko. and others and Special Appeal Defective No.210 of 2025, State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Rural Development Deptt., U.P. Lko. and others Vs. Ganesh Prasad Tewari." Learned counsel for the applicant(s) submits that a certified copy of the aforesaid order was submitted for compliance before the opposite party(s) on 24.03.2026, but the opposite party(s) has willfully 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 for punishing the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Awadh Behari Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Harpal Singh .....Applicant(s) Saurabh Babu, Principal Secretary, Gramya Vikas Anubhag U.P. And 2 Others .....Opposite Party(s) opposite party(s) for willful disobedience of the writ Court order. However, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, one more opportunity is accorded to the opposite party(s) to comply with the aforesaid order of the writ Court in its letter and spirit within two months from the date of production of a copy of this order. The applicant(s) shall supply a duly stamped registered envelope addressed to the opposite party(s) 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(s) with a copy of contempt application to the opposite party(s) within one week thereafter and keep a record thereof. The opposite party(s) shall comply with the directions of the writ Court and intimate the applicant(s) 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(s) to move a fresh application, if the order is not complied with by the opposite party(s) within the stipulated time as aforementioned. October 7, 2026 Abhishek Gupta CAPL No. 7065 of 2026 2 (Piyush Agrawal,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK GUPTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad