Pratima Khandayatray v. Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, IAS
Case brief
What is this about?
Court: High Court of Orissa at Cuttack | Case: CONTC No.1493 of 2024 (contempt) | Decided 15.03.2024 | Bench: Justice A.K. Mohapatra (solo judge). Petitioner: Pratima Khandayatray (adv. M.K. Dash) vs Opposite Party/Contemnor: Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, IAS (adv. Debasish Nayak, AGA). Subject: alleged violation of Court's order dated 21.11.2022 in W.P.(C) No.29996 of 2022. Outcome: CONTC disposed of as a last chance; contemnor directed to comply within six weeks of service of petitioner-supplied certified copy (if not stayed by higher forum) and to file compliance report with Registry within one week; non-compliance within stipulated time = deliberate violation. No statutes or precedent cases cited; no monetary amounts involved.
What did the court decide?
Final opportunity granted to the Opposite Party-Contemnor to comply with the Court's order dated 21.11.2022 in W.P.(C) No.29996 of 2022 within six weeks from service of a certified copy of this order by the Petitioner (provided the operation of that order has not been stayed by a higher forum), with a compliance report to be filed before the Registry within one week thereafter; failure to comply within the stipulated time to be construed as deliberate violation.