Muralidhar Sethi v. Dipesh Patnaik, I.P.S.
Contempt – alleged violation of order dated 09.03.2023 in W.P(C) No.6289 of 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, CONTC No.572 of 2024, decided 11.04.2025 by Aditya Kumar Mohapatra J. — Muralidhar Sethi (Petitioner, Adv. Kshirod Kumar Pahil) v. Dipesh Patnaik, I.P.S. (Opposite Party, Smt. S. Nayak, ASC). Contempt Petition alleging violation of the order dated 09.03.2023 in W.P(C) No.6289 of 2023; disposed of with a last chance to comply within eight weeks and file a compliance report within one week thereafter; non-compliance to be construed as deliberate violation. No adjudication on contempt, no quantum, no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Last chance to the Opposite Party-Contemnor to comply with the order dated 09.03.2023 in W.P(C) No.6289 of 2023 within eight weeks of service of a certified copy of the order (if not stayed by a higher forum), and to file a compliance report before the Registry of the Court within one week thereafter.