HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 5972 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 23.10.2024 passed in Writ-C No. 31283 of 2024, order whereof is quoted hereinunder.- "1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Sri Dilip Kumar Kesharwani, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioners are apprehensive for demolition of their residential houses due to certain action having been taken by the respondents. 3. Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State respondents submits that at present the work of widening of road is taking place, however, he submits that there is no concrete proposal for demolition of residential houses of the petitioners and if any action is taken for demolition, the same would not be done without following the due process under the law. 4. In light of the same, we make it clear that the respondent authorities shall not demolish these houses of the petitioner without acquiring the land of the petitioners and without following any other statutory provision under which the demolition is allowed. 5. With these observation the writ petition is disposed of." 2. This Court on 02.09.2026 sought instructions. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kartikay Agarwal, Poorva Agarwal, Punit Kumar Gupta Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Gulsher Ahmad And 7 Others .....Applicant(s) Mr. Chandra Mohan Garg And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 3. Today, instructions have been produced under the signature of the Executive Engineer, Prantiya Khand, Public Works Department, Chandauli dated 14.09.2026, para 13 whereof is quoted hereinunder:- "13. यह िक प्रितपक्षी संख्या-3 व 4 द्वारा आवेदक के शािन्तपूणर् कब्जे में हस्तक्षेप करने का कभी िकसी प्रकार का प्रयास नहीं िकया गया। संयुक्त सवेर्क्षण के दौरान प्रस्तािवत मागर् िनमार्ण से प्रभािवत होने वाले समस्त पिरसम्पित्तयों पर उनकी पहचान एवं प्रस्तािवत मागर् िनमार्ण की सीमा िनधार्रण के उद्देश्य से मािकग की गयी थी। उक्त मािकग मात्र से मा० उच्च न्यायालय के उपरोक्त आदेश की अवमानना नहीं होती है।" 4. In view of the same, since a stand has been taken that the opposite parties are only making survey and not demolishing, thus, the contempt application is consigned to record at this stage, leaving it open for the applicant to again approach as and when the occasion arises. September 23, 2026 Rajesh CAPL No. 5972 of 2026 2 (Vikas Budhwar,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad