Orissa High Court
Ajaya Kumar Panda v. Birendra Karkara, Director, Secondary Education, Odisha
CONTC/3115/2026
- Decision date
- 2026-06-25
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- Judges
- Aditya Kumar Mohapatra
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Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CONTC No.3115 of 2026 Ajaya Kumar Panda ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. – Mr. Shreekanta Prasad Sahoo (1) -versus- Birendra Karkara, ..... Opposite Party/ Director, Secondary Education, Contemnor Odisha, Bhubaneswar. Represented by Adv. – Mr. S.K. Parhi, ASC CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 25.06.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical) Mode. 2. It is alleged by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that the order dated 09.02.2026 passed by this Court in W.P.(C) No.4130 of 2026 having been duly communicated to the Opposite Party-Contemnor vide postal receipt under Annexure-3 to the contempt application, however, the Opposite Party-Contemnor has not implemented the same. In such view of the matter, learned counsel for the Petitioner alleged wilful and deliberate violation of this Court’s order which makes the Opposite Party-Contemnor liable to be proceeded under the Contempt of Court’s Act, 3. Learned counsel for the Opposite Party-Contemnor, on the other hand, sought for some time to implement the order of this Page 1 of 2. Court in the event the same attains finality.
4. Taking into consideration the submissions made by the learned counsels appearing for the respective parties, this Court grants further six weeks’ time, as a last chance, to the Opposite Party-Contemnor to implement the order dated 09.02.2026 passed by this Court in W.P.(C) No.4130 of 2026, failing which, the Opposite Party-Contemnor shall be asked to appear in person before this Court and to explain as to why a proceeding under the Contempt of Courts Act shall not be initiated against him for wilful and deliberate violation of this Court’s order. 5. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the contempt petition is disposed of. ( Aditya Kumar Mohapatra) Judge Debasis Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: DEBASIS AECH Reason: Authentication Location: ORISSA HIGH COURT Date: 29-Jun-2026 12:43:24 Page 2 of 2.