Suneet Kumar, J.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Manish Goyal, learned Additional Advocate General, appearing for the opposite party.

2. The instant contempt petition has been filed on the allegation of wilful and deliberate disobedience of the order dated 12 November 2009 passed in Application U/S 482 No. 16108 of 2009 (Shri Niwas Daga Versus State of U.P. and another). The order reads thus:

"Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record.

Applicant is directed to serve respondent no 2 through RPAD within a week from today. Respondent no. 2 as well as learned A.G.A. may file counter affidavit within three weeks.

List this application in the second week of may, 2010.

Till the next date of listing, further proceedings of the Case No. 40 of 2009 , under Sections 419, 420 I.P.C., P.S. Marwadeeh, District Varanasi shall remain stayed against the applicant."

3. The facts, briefly stated, is that an F.I.R. was registered against the applicant and two other persons on 23 December 2017. The allegation against the applicant was that an agreement to sale was executed by him in collusion with one of the accused, thereby, he tried to dispose of the property of the co