Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.20457 of 2026 Malati Mohanta ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Niranjan Lenka -versus- State Of Odisha and others ..... Opposite Parties Mr. U.C. Jena, ASC CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 09.07.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid mode. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as the learned counsel for the State. Perused the writ petition as well as the prayer made therein. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner at the outset contended that earlier the writ petition of the Petitioner bearing W.P.C.(OAC) No.1694 of 2014 was disposed of by a Coordinate Bench vide order dated 04.03.2024, thereby directing the Collector-Opposite Party No.2 to take a fresh decision giving opportunity of hearing to the Petitioner. He further contended that although the Petitioner has been noticed in a Misc. Case initiated at the instance of the Collector at Annexure-8, however, no further steps have been taken by the Collector, Mayurbhanj-Opposite party No.2 to implement the order passed by the Coordinate Bench on 04.03.2024. Page 2 of 2. 4. Considering the aforesaid facts, this Court is of the view that the conduct of the Opposite Party No.2-Collector construed a prima facie case of contempt of Court. Accordingly, on the request of the learned counsel for the Petitioner, he is permitted to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to file an application under the contempt of Court’s Act. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. ( Aditya Kumar Mohapatra ) Judge S.K. Rout