Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CONTC No.7949 of 2023 Nanda Kishore Sahoo ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - M/s Krushna Ch. Dash -versus- Anu Garg, Addl. Chief Secretary, Dept. of Water Resources & Anr. ..... Opposite Parties/ Contemnors Represented by Adv. – Sasmita Nayak, A.S.C. CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 09.01.2026 Order No. 09. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as learned counsel for the Contemnor-Opposite Party. 3. On the basis of the letter dated 08.01.2026 and Govt. of Odisha, Dept. of Water Resources notification dated 08.01.2026, copies of which filed in court today, learned counsel for the Contemnors submitted that the order passed by this Court has already been complied with and the Petitioner has already been given promotion to the post of Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in terms of notification dated 08.01.2026. 4. Copy of the notification dated 08.01.2026 be served on learned counsel for the Petitioner in the meantime. Page 2 of 2. 5. In view of the aforesaid development, the contempt proceeding is dropped with liberty to the petitioner to revive the same in the event the cause of action still subsists. ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge Anil Designation: Junior Stenographer