Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CONTC No.2029 of 2025 Kshirasindhu Sahoo & Ors. ..... Petitioners Represented by Adv. – B.S. Tripathy, Sr. Adv. -versus- Shalini Pandit, IAS & Anr. ..... Opposite Parties/ Contemnors Represented by Adv. – CM Singh, A.S.C. CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 16.01.2026 Order No. 07. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioners as well as learned counsel for the Contemnors. 3. It is stated by learned counsel for the Contemnors that an interim order of status quo has been passed in the pending SLP preferred by the State-Opposite Parties against the judgment which has been registered as SLP Diary No.44937 of 2024 vide order dated 12.12.2025. Page 2 of 2. 4. In such view of the matter, the Contempt Petition stands dropped with liberty to the Petitioners to revive the same, in the event the judgment of this Court is upheld by the Hon’ble Apex Court. ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge Anil Designation: Junior Stenographer