Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CONTC No.776 of 2026 Nanda Kishore Panda ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. – Mr. Prasanna Kumar Mishra -versus- Anu Garg, Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources Department, Secretariat Building, Bhubaneswar. ..... Opposite Party / Contemnor Represented by Adv. – Smt. Sasmita Nayak, ASC CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 17.04.2026 Order No. I.A. No.221 of 2026 02. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid mode. 2. On the oral prayer made by the learned counsel for the Petitioner, he is permitted to correct the name of the Contemnor in the cause title of the contempt application. 3. Let a corrected copy of the cause title of the contempt petition be uploaded within a week. 4. This interlocutory application has been filed by the Petitioner with a prayer for modification of order Page 2 of 3. dated 26.03.2026, in alternative, for restoration of the contempt application, which was disposed of vide order dated 26.03.2026. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioner, at this juncture, contended that due to the pendency of the writ appeal bearing W.A. No.1913 preferred by the State-Opposite Party of 2023, the aforesaid contempt application was disposed of. He further contended that in the meantime the appeal preferred by the State- Opposite Party has been dismissed thereby uploading the order passed by the learned Single Judge Bench. 6. Learned counsel for the Contemnor, on the other hand, contended that she has not obtained any instruction in the matter. 7. Since the writ appeal has been dismissed, the order passed by this Court has already attained finality. 8. The I.A. is allowed. 9. Accordingly, the contempt application is revived. CONTC No.776 of 2026 10. On the request of the learned counsel for the Contemnor, she granted further four weeks’ time to file Page 3 of 3. show cause/compliance affidavit after serving a copy thereof on the learned counsel for the Petitioner. 11. List this case on 15.05.2026 reflecting the name of Mr. Prasanna Kumar Mishra, as counsel for the Petitioner in the cause list. (Aditya Kumar Mohapatra) Judge Debasis