Debajyoti Das v. Amiya Ku.Sarangi

Orissa HC5 Jul 2024CONTC/1818/2017

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What is this about?

Orissa High Court contempt petition disposed of; disobedience alleged of Court order dated 21.01.2016 passed in W.P.(C) No.11161 of 2015; substantial compliance established through show-cause affidavit filed by contemnors; petitioner's remaining grievances acknowledged but contempt proceedings discontinued; Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh declined to proceed; petitioner directed to appropriate authority/forum for residual grievances; contemnor Sri Amiya Kumar Sarangi, Former Secretary, Orissa Legislative Assembly Secretariat, and another; CONTC 1818 of 2017, decision dated 05.07.2024.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner left at liberty to raise his specific grievance before the appropriate authority/forum, if required; contempt proceedings discontinued in view of substantial compliance shown in the show-cause affidavit. ¶¶21

Debajyoti Das Vs Amiya Ku.Sarangi — Orissa HC (2024) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Court's order alleged to have been disobeyed (order dated 21.01.2016 passed in W.P.(C) No.11161 of 2015) had been substantially complied with by the contemnors, as evidenced by the show-cause affidavit. +2 more

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Ratio / Principle

On review of the show-cause affidavit filed on behalf of the contemnors, the Court observed that its order appeared to have been substantially complied with.

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Key takeaways

Considering the present set of facts and circumstances and the show-cause affidavit filed on behalf of the contemnors, the Court was not inclined to proceed in the present contempt matter.ratio¶¶20
Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands disposed of.ratio¶¶21
Notwithstanding the disposal of the contempt petition, the petitioner shall be at liberty to raise his specific grievance before the appropriate authority/forum, if required.obiter

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HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK — CONTC No. 1818 of 2017 (Order No. 06, dated 05.07.2024), Coram: Hon'ble the Chief Justice, Chakradhari Sharan Singh. Contempt petition by Debajyoti Das alleging disobedience of the Court's order dated 21.01.2016 passed in W.P.(C) No.11161 of 2015, against Sri Amiya Kumar Sarangi, Former Secretary, Orissa Legislative Assembly Secretariat, and another. A show-cause affidavit filed on behalf of the contemnors indicated that the Court's order had been substantially complied with; petitioner's counsel, however, submitted that certain grievances were yet to be redressed in terms of that order. Considering the facts and the affidavit, the Court was not inclined to proceed in the contempt matter; the contempt petition stands disposed of, with the petitioner left at liberty to raise his specific grievance before the appropriate authority/forum, if required.

Debajyoti Das v. Amiya Ku.Sarangi

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