Sarat Chandra Sahoo Vs Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh, Commnr.-Cum-Secy, Revenue and Disaster — Orissa HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Sarat Chandra Sahoo Vs Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh, Commnr.-Cum-Secy, Revenue and Disaster — Orissa HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Last-chance direction to the Opposite Party-Contemnor to comply with the Court's direction dated 15.05.2024 in W.P.(C) No.2296 of 2021 (if attained finality and operation not stayed by higher forum) within eight weeks from service of certified copy of this order, and to file a compliance report before the Registry within one week thereafter.

Issue for consideration

Whether the failure to implement the order dated 15.05.2024 passed in W.P.(C) No.2296 of 2021 constitutes wilful and deliberate violation of this Court's direction by the Opposite Party-Contemnors.

Ratio / Principle

As a last chance, the Contempt Petition is disposed of with a direction to the Opposite Party-Contemnor to comply with the Court's direction dated 15.05.2024 in W.P.(C) No.2296 of 2021 within eight weeks from service of a certified copy of this order, provided the order has attained finality and its operation has not been stayed by a higher forum, and to file a compliance report before the Registry within one week thereafter.

Key takeaways

In the event the Court's order is not given effect to within the stipulated time, it will be construed as wilful and deliberate violation of this Court's order.ratio¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt Petition (CONTC No.1124 of 2025), High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Aditya Kumar Mohapatra, J. (decision dated 18.07.2025). Filed alleging non-implementation of the Court's order dated 15.05.2024 passed in W.P.(C) No.2296 of 2021 despite communication, contended to be wilful and deliberate violation. Counsel for the Contemnors (including the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Dept.; Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Finance Dept.; Land Reforms Commissioner; Secretary and Under Secretary, Board of Revenue Odisha, Cuttack) sought time to implement the order if it had attained finality. The Court disposed of the Contempt Petition as a last chance, directing compliance with the 15.05.2024 direction within eight weeks from service of a certified copy of this order (conditional upon finality and absence of stay by a higher forum), with a compliance report to be filed before the Registry within one week thereafter; failure to give effect to the order within the stipulated time was declared to construe wilful and deliberate violation of the Court's order.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CONTC No.1124 of 2025

Sarat Chandra Sahoo

.....

Petitioner

Represented By Adv. - Prashanta Kumar Das

-versus-

1) Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh, Commnr.-cum-secy, Revenue And Disaster

Saswat Mishra, Commnr. Cum Secy., Finance Dept.

..... Opposite Parties

Represented By Adv. – Mr.J.K.Bal, AGA

1. Sayed Mohammed Aqbas, Land Reforms Commnr.

1. Ashish Thakre, Secy. ,board Of Revenue Odisha,cuttack 5) Saradakanti Dalai, Under Secy., Board Of Revenue Odisha,cuttack

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER

18.07.2025

Order No.

1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode).

Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner.

This Contempt Petition is filed alleging nonimplementation of the Court’s order dated 15.05.2024 passed in W.P.(C) No.2296 of 2021.

Learned counsel for the Petitioner contended that although the order dated 15.05.2024 was duly communicated. However, the same has not been implemented. As such, it is alleged that the conduct of the Opposite Party-Contemnors is construed as an act of wilful

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and deliberate violation of this Court’s direction.

Learned counsel for the Contemnors on the other hand sought for some time to implement the order passed by this court in the event the same has attained finality.

Considering the request made by the learned counsel for the Contemnor, this Court deems it proper to provide another opportunity to the Contemnor as a last chance and the Contempt Petition stands disposed of with a direction to the Opposite Party-Contemnor to comply with the direction of this Court dated 15.05.2024 passed in W.P.(C) No.2296 of 2021, if the same has attained finality in the meantime, within a period of eight weeks from the date of service of a certified copy of this order by the Petitioner, provided the operation of order has not been stayed by higher forum and file compliance report before the Registry of this Court within one week thereafter. It is made clear that in the event the order of the Court is not given effect to within the time stipulated hereinabove, it will be construed to be wilful and deliberate violation of this Court’s order.

7. The CONTC is accordingly disposed of.

Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.

RKS

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Digitally Signed Signed by: RAMESH KUMAR SINGH Designation: AR-CUM-Senior Secretary Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 21-Jul-2025 17:39:02