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Durmila Thela v. Anu Garg,Ias

Orissa HC16 Sept 2025CONTC/2085/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Durmila Thela v. Anu Garg, IAS; CONTC No.2085 of 2025; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; contempt petition dropped upon demonstrated compliance; compliance of order dated 16.12.2024 in W.P.(C) No.31407 of 2024; Water Resources Department; Director (R & R) letter dated 12.09.2025; representation Annexure-3; Commissioner-cum-Principal Secretary; decided 16.09.2025; Bench: S.K. Sahoo and Chittaranjan Dash; advocates Bhaskar Samantray and Jateswar Nayak (AGA).

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief; the contempt proceeding (CONTC No.2085 of 2025) was dropped as compliance with the order dated 16.12.2024 was demonstrated. ¶21

Durmila Thela Vs Anu Garg,Ias — Orissa HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

No substantive relief; the contempt proceeding (CONTC No.2085 of 2025) was dropped as compliance with the order dated 16.12.2024 was demonstrated.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 16.12.2024 passed in W.P.(C) No.31407 of 2024 — disposing of the writ petition with directions to take a decision on the petitioner's representation (Annexure-3) and communicate it — has been complied with by the opposite party.

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Court's answer

The letter dated 12.09.2025 issued by the Director (R & R), & Ex-Officio Special Secretary to Government in the Department of Water Resources, produced through the petitioner's counsel, shows that the order dated 16.12.2024 passed by this Court in W.P.(C) No.31407 of 2024 has been complied with; the letter was taken on record.

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Ratio / Principle

Since the order dated 16.12.2024 of this Court has been complied with, the CONTC is dropped.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt proceeding before the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack (CONTC No.2085 of 2025, Order No.01 dated 16.09.2025; Coram: Justices S.K. Sahoo and Chittaranjan Dash). Petitioner Durmila Thela (counsel: Bhaskar Samantray) filed the contempt petition against contemnor/opposite party Anu Garg, IAS (counsel: Jateswar Nayak, AGA) for non-compliance of the order dated 16.12.2024 passed in W.P.(C) No.31407 of 2024, by which the Court, without expressing any opinion on the merits, had directed the Commissioner-cum-Principal Secretary to Government of Odisha, Water Resources Department, Bhubaneswar to take a decision on the petitioner's representation (Annexure-3) and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within three months of production of a certified copy, communicating the decision to the petitioner within two weeks of taking it. Counsel for the petitioner produced the letter dated 12.09.2025 issued by the Director (R & R), & Ex-Officio Special Secretary to Government in the Department of Water Resources, showing compliance; the letter was taken on record and, as the order dated 16.12.2024 stood complied with, the CONTC was dropped.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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CONTC No.2085 of 2025

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Durmila Thela

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Petitioner

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Mr.Bhaskar Samantray, Advocate -versus-

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Anu Garg, IAS

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…. Contemnor/ Opp. Party

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Mr. Jateswar Nayak, AGA

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CORAM:

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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH

ORDER

Order No.

16.09.2025

This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode).

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This contempt petition has been filed for non-compliance of the order dated 16.12.2024 passed in W.P.(C) No.31407 of 2024.

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The operative part of the order reads as follows: “Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, we dispose of the writ petition directing the opposite party no.1- the Commissioner -cumPrincipal Secretary to Government of Odisha, Water Resources Department, Bhubaneswar to take a decision on the representation filed by the petitioner vide Annexure-3 and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order and to communicate the order to the petitioner within a period of two weeks

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of taking the decision.”

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has produced the letter dated 12.09.2025 issued by the Director (R & R), & Ex-Officio Special Secretary to Government in the Department of Water Resources, which shows that the order dated 16.12.2024 passed by this Court in the aforesaid writ petition has been complied with. The letter is taken on record.

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Since the order dated 16.12.2024 of this Court has been complied with, this CONTC is dropped.

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( S.K. Sahoo)

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Judge

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(Chittaranjan Dash) Judge

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PKSahoo

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Signature Not Verified