p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CMP No.266 of 2026 Goda Surya Narayan & Another …. Petitioners Mr. S. Swain, Advocate -versus- M/s. Heraeus Electro Nite International NV, Belgium & Others …. Opp. Parties CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA Order No. ORDER 11.02.2026 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/ Physical Mode). 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner. Perused the CMP application as well as the prayer made therein. 3. By filing the present application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the Plaintiff- Petitioner seeks for a direction for early disposal of the C.S. No.154 of 2013 pending in the Court of learned Civil Judge (LR & LTV), Jharsuguda. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner at the outset Digitally Signed Signed by: AMIT KUMAR MOHANTY Reason: Authentication Location: HIGH COURT OF ORISSA, CUTTACK Date: 13-Feb-2026 13:31:32 Signature Not Verified p. 2 contended that although the suit was filed by the Plaintiff in the year 2013 and at the moment, the Plaintiff No.1 is aged about 70 years, however, the suit has not been disposed of by the learned trial Court. As such the Plaintiff-Petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present CMP application for a direction to the leaned trial Court to expedite the trial and conclude the same as expeditiously as possible. 5. Having heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and after careful examination of the background fact of the case, this Court is of the view that although the suit has been filed in the year 2013, however, the same is stated to be pending before the learned trial Court. Taking into consideration the nature of the prayer and the fact that the learned trial Courts are overburdened with year old cases pending for trial, this Court is of the view that no specific direction could be given by this Court at this stage. 6. Considering the fact that the suit is of the year 2013 and the Plaintiff No.1 is aged about 70 years, this Court grants liberty to the Petitioner to move the learned trial Court by filing an appropriate application with a prayer for early disposal of Civil Suit No.154 of 2013 subject to the convenience of the learned trial court, the learned trial court shall do Digitally Signed Signed by: AMIT KUMAR MOHANTY Reason: Authentication Location: HIGH COURT OF ORISSA, CUTTACK Date: 13-Feb-2026 13:31:32 Signature Not Verified p. 3 amit well to pass necessary orders thereon as expeditiously as possible. It is further made clear that in the event such application is moved, the parties shall not seek any unnecessary adjournments and also cooperate with the learned trial Court for early disposal of the suit. 7. With the aforesaid observations/ directions, the CMP application stands disposed of. (Aditya Kumar Mohapatra) Judge