- Court
- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
- Decided
- 13 December 2023
- Bench
- Rajesh Singh Chauhan
- Case no.
- 3939/2023
Judgment
Court No. - 4 Case :- CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3939 of 2023 Applicant :- Ram Kailash Pal Opposite Party :- Manoj Singh, Addl. Chief Secy. Forest Deptt., Civil Secrtt. Govt. Of U.P. Lko., And Others Counsel for Applicant :- Ram Bali Tiwari Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.
¶1Heard Sri Ram Bali Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Sunil Bajpai, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel.
¶2Sri Sunil Bajpai has filed the copy of office order dated 12th of December, 2023, passed by Additional Forest Officer, Division, Prayagraj, whereby the order of Writ Court has been complied with in its letter and spirit and the petitioner shall be paid the salary of Rs.18,000/- (Eighteen thousand) per month w.e.f. 01.12.2023. He shall also be paid a sum of Rs.7,48,000/- (Seven Lakh forty eight thousand) as arrears of salary. Copy of the aforesaid office order is taken on record and the same has been provided to learned counsel for the petitioner.
¶3Be that as it may, since in compliance of the order of Writ Court, the order dated 12th of December, 2023 has been passed by the Competent Authority, therefore, there is no purpose to keep this contempt petition pending any longer.
¶4Accordingly, the present contempt petition is dismissed.
¶5Notices, if any, are discharged.
¶6It is made clear that if the amount of arrears of salary in terms of office order dated 12.12.2023 (supra) is not credited in the account of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today and if the petitioner is not paid his regular salary to the tune of Rs. 18,000/- per month, the liberty is given to the petitioner to file an application for revival o the present contempt petition and if such application is filed and the contempt petition is revived, any coercive order may be passed against the authority concerned on the next date. [Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.] Order Date :- 13.12.2023 kkv/ High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
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