ANAND PRATAP SINGH v. SANDEEP KUMAR ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT (IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT)
CAPL/7083/2026 · 2026-10-06
Piyush Agrawal
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 7083 of 2026 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE PIYUSH AGRAWAL, J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant(s). Vide order dated 31.3.2026 passed in Writ C No. 11036/2026 filed by the applicant(s), the writ Court directed as under:
" 5. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on merits, the instant petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move a fresh representation alongwith true attested copy of the instant order before respondent no.2 within two weeks from today and in which event, respondent no.2 shall place the representation before the Chairman of the Committee envisaged under Government Order dated 12.05.2016 for being decided within next twelve weeks, in accordance with law. Before taking any decision, the petitioner shall be afforded opportunity of hearing.
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Learned counsel for the applicant(s) submits that a certified copy of the aforesaid order was submitted for compliance before the opposite party(s), 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) : Ajay Kumar Pandey, Jaideep Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Anand Pratap Singh .....Applicant(s) Sandeep Kumar Engineer-In-Chief And Head Of Department (Irrigation And Water Resources Department) And Another .....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 three 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 Rahul Dwivedi/- CAPL No. 7083 of 2026 2 (Piyush Agrawal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAHUL DWIVEDI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad