Seshadev Kar v. Puma Tudu, IAS
Contempt of Courts – Alleged non-compliance of order dated 17.11.2025
Case brief
What is this about?
CONTC No. 241 of 2026, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack (Biraja Prasanna Satapathy, J.), order dated 20.01.2026: contempt petition alleging non-compliance of an order communicated on 17.11.2025; since no time stipulation for compliance and the 90-day period had not elapsed, no contempt lies; petitioner granted liberty to file appropriate application after expiry of 90 days; petition disposed of. Relies on 99 (2005) CLT 587 (Sri Binayak Swain & Ors. v. Bijaya Kumar Pattanaik & Ors.).
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the Petitioner to file an appropriate application after expiry of 90 days from the date of communication (17.11.2025) of the order; with that liberty, the contempt petition stands disposed of. ¶14