Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CONTC No.9684 of 2023 Bijaya Kumar Patro ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - M/s Sidheswar Mallik -versus- Vir Vikram Yadav, Principal Secretary to Govt. of Odisha, Works Dept. & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties/ Contemnors Represented by Adv. – D.K. Sahoo, A.G.A. CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 13.03.2026 Order No. 11. 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 Opposite Parties-Contemnors. Perused the contempt application. 3. By filing the present contempt application, the Petitioner alleges non-compliance of order dated 07.12.2022 passed in W.P.(C) No.27425 of 2021. 4. The abovenoted writ application was disposed of along with a batch of similar other writ applications by virtue of a common order dated 07.12.2022 with certain directions. Order dated 07.12.2022 was assailed in writ appeal initially by filing W.A No.17464 of 2023 which was disposed of vide order dated 17.11.2023 affirming the order passed by this Court. Thereafter, Page 2 of 2. the State-Opposite Parties have preferred an appeal before the Hon’ble Supreme Court bearing SLP(C) No.22531 of 2024. Although, the abovenoted SLP was initially filed on 25.09.2024, the same has not been disposed of as now. 5. Learned counsel for the Contemnor on a query being put by this Court categorically submitted that no interim order has been passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the pending SLP. 6. Learned counsel for the Petitioner at this juncture contended that the issue involved in the present writ application has already been decided by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of The State of Odisha & Ors. vs. G. Balakrishna (Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.33400 of 2023) by virtue of a common order dated 24.07.2025. He further submitted that many similar applications have been disposed of on the basis of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in G. Balakrishna’s case (supra). 7. In view of the aforesaid position and further taking note of the fact that there is no interim order staying in the further proceeding in the present contempt application, the present contempt proceeding is being dropped by directing the Opposite Parties-Contemnors to comply with the direction of this Court as modified by the judgment in State of Odisha & Ors. vs. G. Balakrishna within a period of two months. Further, it is made clear that such compliance shall be subject to the outcome of the pending SLP bearing SLP(C) No.22531 of 2024. ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge Anil Designation: Junior Stenographer