Prayagraj, July 17 -- The Allahabad High Court on Friday deferred the hearing in a contempt case against the District Magistrate (DM) of Prayagraj, scheduling the next hearing for July 21.

A division bench comprising Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia heard the petition filed by Omra Mehrotra. During the proceedings, the District Magistrate of Prayagraj submitted a personal affidavit asserting compliance with the court's previous directions.

However, Advocate Ramesh Chandra Dwivedi, representing the petitioner, contested the claim, informing the court that the order had not been complied with on that ground.

In accordance with the court's July 15 order, the Executive Engineer appeared before the bench today. Taking c...