IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No. 26903 of 2024 Prabhudatta Mohapatra …. Petitioner Mr. A. Singh, Advocate -versus- Etishree Panda …. Opposite Party CORAM: JUSTICE MRUGANKA SEKHAR SAHOO Order No. ORDER 15.04.2026 (Hybrid Mode) 4. 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner is heard at length. 2. Petitioner-husband is before this Court challenging the order dated 29.06.2024 passed by the learned Judge, Family Court, Bhubaneswar in C.P. No.143 of 2020. The said order dated 29.06.2024 emanates from the petition dated 03.02.2024 filed by the respondent-wife in the C.P. seeking visitation and contact rights purportedly under section 26 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. 3. The C.P. has been filed by the petitioner herein husband in the marriage seeking divorce under section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act which is pending adjudication. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner- husband that the husband is not objecting regarding the visitation and contact rights granted to the wife as per the directions contained in the orders dated 2.1.2024 and 3.2.2024, but the place of visitation as directed i.e. residence of the petitioner-husband is objected to. 4. In response to the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, on being asked whether the petitioner-husband has sought for any modification regarding the place of visitation and contact, before the learned Judge, Family Court by filing appropriate application, it is submitted that no such application has been made. Further on being asked whether in response to the application filed by the wife-mother of the child any objection/written statement was filed indicating regarding the place of visitation and contact, the answer is also in the negative. 5. At this stage learned counsel for the petitioner files memo of date indicating that the petitioner will not pursue the present application. 6. The memo states thus : “1. That the petitioner seeks to withdraw the current writ petition to file a better application. 2. That the Hon’ble Court may kindly allow the same for the interest of justice.” 7. The memo shall be taken on record. Scanned copy be updated. 8. The petition stands disposed of. (Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo) Judge dutta