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2026 DAILYLAW 857 (ORI)

HRUDAYA CHANDRA PRADHAN v. DEORANJAN KUMAR SINGH I.A.S, KHORDHA

CONTC/551/2026 · 2026-01-30

Aditya Kumar Mohapatra

Special Leave Petitionbody2026

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Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CONTC No.551 of 2026 Hrudaya Chandra Pradhan ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. – M/s. Prafulla Kumar Mohapatra, S.C.Sahoo -versus- Deoranjan Kumar Singh I.A.S, Secretary to Govt. of Orissa, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Lokseva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar, Khordha and others ..... Opposite Parties Represented by Adv. – Mr. S.K. Parhi, ASC CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 30.01.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. It is stated by the learned counsel for the Contemnors that a batch of SLPs filed by the State-Opposite Parties challenging the very same order which is sought to be implemented by virtue of the present contempt application has been disposed of by the Hon’ble Supreme Court with a lead matter bearing SLP(C) No.2146 of 2024 (State of Odisha vs. Sudhansu Sekhar Jena) vide order dated 21.02.2025. The common order passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court on 21.02.2025 contained certain directions to be carried out by the State-Opposite Parties. The Page 2 of 2. order sought to be implemented through this contempt application is also squarely covered by the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court passed in Sudhansu Sekhar Jena’s case (supra). 3. In view of the aforesaid position, the present contempt proceeding is being disposed of by granting four weeks’ time to the Contemnors to comply with the direction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Sudhansu Sekhar Jena’s case (supra) to the extent the same is applicable to the case of the present Petitioner, failing which, liberty is granted to the Petitioner to revive the present contempt application by filing an application. 4. With the aforesaid observation/direction, the CONTC is disposed of. ( A.K. Mohapatra) Judge Debasis