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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CONTC No.2415 of 2025 Baidhar Behera and others ..... Petitioners
Represented By Adv. – Mr. Subhadutta Routray -versus- Aswathy S, IAS, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Lok Seva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar and others ..... Opposite Parties/ Contemnors Represented By Adv. – Mr. S.K. Parhi, ASC
CORAM:
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA
ORDER 01.08.2025
Order No.
02.
1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/ Physical Mode).
2. Alleging violation of order dated 26.04.2024 passed by this Court in W.P.(C) No.10294 of 2021, the Petitioners have approached this Court by filing the present contempt application.
3. On perusal of the order dated 26.04.2024, it appears that the writ petition of the Petitioners has been disposed of in terms of the common judgment in W.P.(C) No.35563 of 2020, which was
disposed of on 26.04.2024.
4. Although a writ appeal has been filed before the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court, however it is stated that no interim
order has been passed therein preventing this Court to proceed in
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5. In such view of the matter, this Court, on the request of the
learned counsel for the Contemnors, grants further six weeks’ time to the Contemnors to implement the direction passed by this Court vide order dated 26.04.2024 in W.P.(C) No.10294 of 2021. However, it is further made clear that in the event any order is passed by the Hon’ble Division Bench in the writ appeal, then this
order shall be subject to such order to be passed by the Hon’ble Division Bench. In the event the writ appeal is dismissed, then the Contemnors shall be bound to implement the aforesaid order in the aforesaid extended time.
6. The CONTC is, accordingly, disposed of.
( A.K. Mohapatra )
Judge Debasis
Location: ORISSA HIGH COURT, CUTTACK.