p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No. 547 of 2025 Gouri Shankar Dehury …. Petitioner(s) Mr. K.K. Pahil, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. S.J. Mohanty, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 20.03.2025 01. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 09.09.2023 passed in the Lok Adalat in C.T. Case No.176 of 2021, by which the learned SDJM, Deogarh has closed the opportunity of the petitioner to file protest petition on the ground that though the charge sheet was filed on 28.06.2022 and notice was served on the informant, however the informant did not file the protest petition even after affording several opportunity. Therefore, the learned SDJM while holding the Lok Adalat has closed the case. The petitioner is aggrieved by the same and has filed the present petition. p. 2 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the Lok Adalat has no jurisdiction to pass the impugned order. 4. Mr. Mohanty, learned Addl. Standing Counsel submits that indeed the Lok Adalat has transgressed its jurisdiction by passing the impugned order. 5. Regard being had to the aforementioned, the order dated 09.09.2023 passed by the learned SDJM, Deogarh in C.T. Case No.176 of 2021 is set aside and C.T. Case No.176 of 2021 is restored to its file. The petitioner is granted three weeks’ time to file the protest petition, if any. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the CRLMC is disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Ashok Designation: Secretary