CONTEMPT APPEAL No. 3 of 2025 at Lucknow

A.F.R. HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CONTEMPT APPEAL No. - 3 of 2025 Pradeep Kumar Dubey .....Appellant(s) Versus Ram Chandra Asthana .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Abhinav Narayan Trivedi Counsel for Respondent(s) : Shyam Mohan Pradhan, Abhinav Singh, Pooja Singh, Shashank Singh Court No. - 9 HON'BLE RAJESH SINGH CHAUHAN, J. HON'BLE SYED QAMAR HASAN RIZVI, J. (Per: Hon'ble Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi, J.) 1. Heard Sri Jaideep Narayan Mathur, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Abhinav Narayan Trivedi, learned counsel for the appellant and Sri Abhinav Singh, learned counsel for the respondent. 2. By means of the present appeal filed under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, the appellant has assailed the order dated 14.08.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in Contempt Application (Civil) No. 656 of 2014 (Ram Chandra Asthana versus Pradeep Kumar Dubey Prin. Secy. U.P. Legislative Assembly Secy). 3. Learned Senior Advocate appearing on behalf of the appellant has assailed the impugned order dated 14.08.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in exercise of power under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 on several grounds. His