Sarat Ch.Swain v. Saurabh Garg
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt petition (CONTC) before the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, decided 21.05.2024 by Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh. Petitioner Sarat Ch. Swain (advocate: Satyabrata Mohanty) versus Saurabh Garg, IAS, Secretary to Government of Odisha, Department of Public Enterprises (A.G.A.: Saswata Patnaik). Alleged violation/non-compliance of the Court's order dated 25.03.2009; representation of the petitioner disposed of in compliance thereof; no deliberate disobedience found; contempt proceeding stood dropped; petitioner left free to contest correctness of the order passed on his representation before appropriate forum.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceeding dropped; no contempt sanction imposed. Petitioner granted liberty to question the correctness of the order passed on his representation before the appropriate forum in accordance with law.