Ajaya Kumar Behera v. Aswathy S., I.A.S.
Contempt of Court – Non-compliance with order dated 18.10.2023 in W.P.(C) No.13073 of 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Short contempt order of the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack in CONTC No.2469 of 2024, dated 23.04.2024, single-judge coram Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy (author and signatory). Petitioner Ajaya Kumar Behera (Mr. A.K. Pandey, Advocate) sought enforcement of the order dated 18.10.2023 passed in W.P.(C) No.13073 of 2023 against Opposite Parties Aswathy S., I.A.S. & Others (State Counsel). After hearing learned counsel, the Court disposed of the Contempt Petition by granting one month further time to the Opposite Parties-Contemnors to comply with the 18.10.2023 order, cautioning that non-compliance within the extended time would be held as deliberate violation of the Court's order. No statutes or precedent cases were cited; no monetary amounts involved.
What did the court decide?
One month further time granted to the Opposite Parties-Contemnors to comply with the order dated 18.10.2023 passed in W.P.(C) No.13073 of 2023, failing which non-compliance will be treated as deliberate violation of the Court's order.