Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack — CONTC No. 92 of 2020, Pravakar Malik v. Sarat Kumar Giri, Tahasildar, Pattamundai, Kendrapara — order dated 06.12.2024 by Chakradhari Sharan Singh, Chief Justice — contempt proceeding dropped on the ground of delay: Court not inclined to proceed with the contempt application more than four years after passing of the order; matter taken up through hybrid mode; no statute or precedent discussed; advocates: M/s M.K. Mohanty & associates for petitioner, K.C. Kar, Government Advocate for opposite party.
What did the court decide?
No relief granted to the petitioner; the contempt proceeding is dropped without adjudication on merits. ¶18