Hrushikesh Gouda v. Collector, Ganjam
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt — compliance direction. Orissa High Court, CONTC No.96 of 2023 (order dated 06.04.2024, Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra): Hrushikesh Gouda v. Collector, Ganjam. Petition alleging violation of the High Court's order dated 11.04.2022 in W.P.(C) No.6141 of 2022 disposed of as a last chance; Contemnor directed to comply within six weeks of service of a certified copy (unless the order/judgment is stayed by a higher forum) and to file a compliance report before the Registry within one week thereafter; non-compliance within the stipulated time to be construed as deliberate violation. No statutes or reported precedents cited; no monetary quantum.
What did the court decide?
Last-chance disposal of the CONTC with a direction to the Opposite Party-Contemnor to comply with the Court's order dated 11.04.2022 in W.P.(C) No.6141 of 2022 within six weeks of service of a certified copy of this order (subject to no stay of the order/judgment by a higher forum) and to file a compliance report before the Registry within one week thereafter; urgent certified copy on proper application.