Kishore Chandra Panda vs Dr. Santosh Kumar Patra
2025 Latest Caselaw 10969 Ori

Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 10969 Ori
Judgement Date : 3 December, 2025

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Orissa High Court

Kishore Chandra Panda vs Dr. Santosh Kumar Patra on 3 December, 2025

             IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

                            CONTC No.2188 of 2024

                 Kishore Chandra Panda                 ...            Petitioner

                                             Mr. D.K. Mohapatra, Advocate

                                            -versus-
                 Dr. Santosh Kumar Patra,              ...          Opp. Party/
                 District Mission Director-                       Contemnor
                 cum-C.D.M.O., Bhadrak
                                                           Mr. D.K. Sahoo, AGA


                  CORAM: JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA

                                       ORDER

03.12.2025 Order No.

04. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2. Pursuant to order dated 22.10.2025, compliance Affidavit is yet to be filed.

3. Learned Counsel for the State, who represents the Opposite Party/alleged Contemnor, prays for further four weeks' time to file the compliance Affidavit.

4. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner vehemently opposes to such prayer for further time.

5. However, this Court is inclined to grant time till 19th December, 2025 for filing of compliance Affidavit failing which, the Opposite Party/alleged Contemnor shall remain present physically before this Court on the adjourned date to explain as to why appropriate

proceeding under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 shall not be initiated against him for willful flouting of the judgment dated 19.12.2023 passed in W.P.(C) No.6888 of 2016.

6. The matter be listed on 22nd December, 2025.

7. Liberty is granted to the learned State Counsel to utilize the digitally signed copy of this order, available in the website of this Court, for the purpose of communication and doing the needful.

(S.K. MISHRA) JUDGE Prasant

Signed by: PRASANT KUMAR PRADHAN

Designation: Secretary Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack. Date: 04-Dec-2025 11:35:15