IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK RPFAM No.237 of 2022 Ajit Kumar Mandal …. Petitioner None -versus- Meena Mandal …. Opposite Party CORAM: JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 22.07.2026 08. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner is absent on call. 3. As is revealed from the order sheet, learned Counsel for the Petitioner remained absent on 21.11.2025, 11.03.2026 and on 30.03.2026. Thereafter, the learned Counsel for the Petitioner appeared on 15.04.2026, to whom the brief was transferred and was directed to remove the defects. Again the newly engaged learned Counsel for the Petitioner remained absent on 05.05.2026, for which the matter stood adjourned to 18.05.2026 on which date, learned Counsel for the Petitioner made the following submissions before the coordinate Bench:- “ORDER 18.05.2026 1. Pursuant to the order dated 05.05.2026, learned counsel for the Petitioner is present and he submits that he has received instructions from the Petitioner. He submits that the children born from the wedlock between the Petitioner and Opposite Party, the daughter is now married and the son has joined Indian Air Force and is posted at New Delhi. He further submits that as per instruction received the Petitioner goes on paying the amount of maintenance directed by the learned Judge, Family Court, Nabarangpur by judgment dated 29.07.2022 in Cr.P. No.04 of 2020.” (Emphasis Supplied) 4. In view of such submission made by learned Counsel for the Petitioner, a direction was given to the Petitioner vide the said order to file an affidavit indicating the details of payments made to the Opposite Party pursuant to the judgment dated 29.07.2022 passed in Cr.P. No.04 of 2020 within ten working days and the matter got adjourned to the week commencing 06.07.2026. Thereafter, though the matter got listed on 07.07.2026, neither the affidavit was filed nor the learned Counsel for the Petitioner remained present when the matter was called twice, once when it reached and again after resumption of proceeding post lunch. However, to grant further opportunity to the Petitioner, the matter got adjourned to week commencing from 20.07.2026. Accordingly, the matter has been listed today (22.07.2026). However, learned Counsel for the Petitioner is absent on call. 5. Accordingly, the RPFAM stands dismissed for non- prosecution. 6. Office is directed to communicate a copy of this order to the Opposite Party-wife so also to the learned Judge, Family Court, Nabarangpur for their information and necessary action, if the Petitioner fails to act in terms of judgment dated 29.07.2022 passed in Cr.P. No.04 of 2020. Kanhu (S.K. Mishra) Judge Designation: JUNIOR STENOGRAPHER Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.