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Goutam Nayak v. Ranjan Kumar Das, R.D.C., Southern Divn., Odisha, Berhapur
Contempt proceeding – death of petitioner
Orissa HCCONTC/1035/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; CONTC No.1035 of 2024; Goutam Nayak v. Ranjan Kumar Das, R.D.C., Southern Division, Odisha, Berhapur (Contemnor); Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra; order dated 06.03.2026. Petitioner reported dead during contempt proceedings; fact undisputed by contemnor's counsel; contempt proceeding alleging violation of order dated 24.06.2022 in W.P.(C) No.15207 of 2022 held not sustainable and dropped; memo of petitioner's counsel (Trilochan Nanda) taken on record; contemnor represented by Sasmita Nayak, A.S.C.
What did the court decide?
The Contempt Proceeding is dropped as not sustainable following the Petitioner's death; the memo filed by learned counsel for the Petitioner is taken on record. ¶¶19