Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CMP No.547 of 2026 Laxmidhar Swain ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Md. Golam Madani -versus- Panchanan Swain & Others ..... Opposite Parties Represented by Adv. – CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 06.04.2026 Order No. 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 CMP application, the Plaintiff- Petitioner in T.S. Case No.90 of 1997 (F.D.)pending in the Court of the learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Bhadrak has approached this Court for a direction to the learned trial court to conclude the pending proceeding as expeditiously as possible. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the Plaintiff-Petitioner at the outset contended that although the suit is of the year 1997 and in the meantime a preliminary decree had been drawn and the matter is pending in the above noted final decree proceeding, however, no effective steps have been taken to ensure that suit is disposed of at Page 2 of 2. the earliest. 5. Taking into consideration the fact that the final decree proceeding is pending for more than 3 decades, this Court deems it proper to dispose of the present CMP application thereby directing the learned trial Court to make every endeavour to ensure that the above noted final decree proceeding is concluded as expeditiously as possible preferably within the period of six months after providing due opportunity to both sides. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction the CMP application stands disposed of. ( A.K. Mohapatra) Judge Suchitra