Jatindra Rath vs N.B.S. Rajput
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Orissa High Court

Jatindra Rath vs N.B.S. Rajput on 8 August, 2025

Author: Aditya Kumar Mohapatra

Bench: Aditya Kumar Mohapatra

                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
                              CONTC No.3683 of 2025
            Jatindra Rath                 .....         Petitioner
                                                              Represented By Adv. -
                                                              M/s. Kamalakanta Nayak,
                                                              P.Nayak, B.B.Das

                                           -versus-
            N.B.S. Rajput, IAS,                       .....          Opposite Party/
            Chairman-cum-Managing                                       Contemnor
            Director, OSRTC, Paribahan
            Bhawan, Bhubaneswar.
                                                               Represented By Adv. -

                                                               Mr. C.M. Singh, ASC

                                 CORAM:
            THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA

                                          ORDER

08.08.2025 Order No.

01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode).

2. This Contempt Petition has been filed by the Petitioner for non-compliance of the order dated 19.03.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.(C) No.7190 of 2025.

3. Considering the submission made, this Court, by providing a last chance, deems it proper to dispose of the Contempt Petition with a direction to the Opposite Party-Contemnor to comply with the direction of this Court dated 19.03.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.(C) No.7190 of 2025, if the same has not been complied with in the meantime, within a period of six

weeks from the date of service of a certified copy of this order by the Petitioner, provided the operation of order/judgment has not been stayed by higher forum and file compliance report before the Registry of this Court within one week thereafter. It is made clear that in the event the order of the Court is not given effect to within the time stipulated hereinabove, it will be construed to be deliberate violation of this Court's order.

4. The CONTC is, accordingly, disposed of.

( A.K. Mohapatra) Judge Debasis