Nimai Charan Behera v. Manoj Ahuja, I.A.S.
High Court of Orissa at Cuttack – CONTC No.56 of 2025
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court contempt order, CONTC No.56 of 2025, decided 14.02.2025 by Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra. Petitioner Nimai Charan Behera (advocate Umesh Chandra Mohanty) withdrew his contempt application against opposite parties/contemnors led by Sri Manoj Ahuja, I.A.S. (counsel M.R. Patra, ASC), citing the letter/order dated 20.12.2024 of the Government of Odisha, Department of Water Resources (Annexure-4). Contempt proceeding dropped; contemnors directed to implement the said order preferably within six weeks of communication of certified copy. No statutes or precedents cited; no monetary amounts involved.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceeding dropped in view of the letter dated 20.12.2024 (Annexure-4); contemnors directed to take steps to implement the order of the Govt. of Odisha, Department of Water Resources dated 20.12.2024, preferably within six weeks from communication of a certified copy of the order.