Kanakalta Sahoo v. P.L.Haranadh,Irts,Chairman,Paradeep Port Trust,Jagatsinghpur
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – disposal/dropping of contempt petition
Case brief
What is this about?
Kanakalta Sahoo v. Sri P. L. Haranadh, IRTS, Chairman, Paradeep Port Trust & Ors., High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, CONTC No.949 of 2025, order dated 06.05.2025 by Dr. Justice S.K. Panigrahi. Contempt petition under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 alleging willful and deliberate violation of the Court's order dated 31.07.2024 in W.P.(C) No. 5850 of 2019. Court disposed of the CONTC, dropping contempt proceedings, and directed the Petitioner to appear before the Chairman, Paradeep Port Trust (Opposite Party No.1), who shall take a call and comply with the said order. Counsel: Digamber Mishra for Petitioner; Gautam Mishra, Senior Advocate, for Opposite Parties. Keywords: contempt dropped; compliance direction; Paradeep Port Trust; W.P.(C) No. 5850 of 2019.
What did the court decide?
The CONTC was dropped and disposed of without issuance of show-cause notice; the Petitioner was directed to appear before the Chairman, Paradeep Port Trust/Opposite Party No.1, who shall take a call and comply with the order dated 31.07.2024 passed in W.P.(C) No.5850 of 2019.