Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CONTC No.4266 of 2025 Baikuntha Senapati ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. – Mr. Laxmikanta Mohanty -versus- Aswathy S, IAS, Principal Secretary to Govt. of Odisha, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Lokaseva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar and others. ..... Opposite Parties/ Contemnors Represented by Adv. – Mr. C.M. Singh, ASC CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 17.04.2026 Order No. 07. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Learned counsel for the Petitioner, at the outset, contended that the writ appeal preferred by the State-Opposite Parties has been dismissed in the meantime. 3. Learned counsel for the Contemnors does not dispute such fact. He further contended that the writ appeal bearing W.A. No.2717 of 2024 has been dismissed by the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court vide its order dated 09.03.2026 granting further three months’ time to the Contemnors to implement the Page 2 of 2. order passed by the learned Single Judge. In such view of the matter, learned counsel for the Contemnors contended that the present contempt proceeding is not maintainable in view of the extension of time by the Hon’ble Division Bench. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner, on the other hand, submitted that in the meantime Opposite Parties-Contemnors have already implemented similar orders passed in respect of similar situated employees including one G. Madhusudan Rao vide order dated 12.02.2026 by the Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Odisha. 5. In such view of the matter, the Opposite Parties-Contemnors are directed to implement the order dated 06.03.2024 passed by this Court in W.P.(C) No.37036 of 2023 within the extended time as has been granted by the Hon’ble Division Bench vide its order dated 09.03.2026. 6. Accordingly, the contempt proceeding is disposed of by granting liberty to the Petitioner to revive the same by filing a memo. ( A.K. Mohapatra) Judge Debasis