Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CMP No.376 of 2026 Madhumita Pattnaik ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Kishore Chandra Rajguru Mohapatra -versus- Goutam Pattnaik & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Represented by Adv. - CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 17.03.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner. Perused the CMP application as well as the prayer made therein. 3. By filing the present CMP application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the plaintiff-Petitioner in Test Case No.16 of 2021 pending before the learned District Judge, Khordha at Bhubaneswar has approached this Court for a direction to the learned court to dispose of the pending Test Case as expeditiously as possible. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner at the outset contended that the abovenoted Test Case was initiated in the year 2021. He further submitted that the Petitioner is aged about 67 years and that the Petitioner apprehends that she might not see the light of justice during her life-time. As such, she has approached this Court for a Page 2 of 2. direction to the learned court to dispose of the abovenoted pending Test Case as expeditiously as possible. 5. Taking into consideration the submissions made by learned counsel for the Petitioner, further on a consideration of the fact that the Test Case is pending before the learned District Judge, Khordha at Bhubaneswar which is a very heavy station and many year old- matters are pending before the learned District Judge, Khordha at Bhubaneswar, this Court is not inclined to pass any specific direction with regard to disposal of the Test Case. However, considering the fact that the Petitioner is aged about 67 years, the Petitioner is granted liberty to move an application before the learned District Judge, Khordha at Bhubaneswar with a prayer for early disposal of the Test Case. In such eventuality, the learned District Judge, Khordha at Bhubaneswar, subject to his convenience, shall do well to consider the application of the Petitioner and, if possible, shall make every endeavour to dispose of the pending Test Case as expeditiously as possible. It is further directed that the parties shall not take any unnecessary adjournments in the pending Test Case. 6. With the aforesaid observations/ directions, the CMP application stands disposed of. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules. ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge Anil Designation: Junior Stenographer