Basanta Kumar Barik v. Aravind Agarwal,Ias, Commissioner Cum Secretary Higher Education Deptt.
Case brief
What is this about?
Basanta Kumar Barik v. Aravind Agarwal, IAS, Commissioner cum Secretary, Higher Education Deptt. & Ors., CONTC No.686 of 2026, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack (Aditya Kumar Mohapatra, J., 01.05.2026): contempt proceeding concerning compliance with the order dated 26.11.2021 in WPC(OA) No.616 of 2017 (regularisation of service as Gardener at Shailabala Women's (Autonomous) College, Cuttack), which was confirmed in Writ Appeal No.920 of 2022 and in SLP(C) No.12860 of 2024 by the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order dated 12.11.2025; compliance order dated 30.04.2026 of the Department of Higher Education taken on record; contempt proceeding dropped with liberty to file a fresh writ application. Keywords: contempt dropped, compliance, regularisation of service, Gardener post, sanctioned vacant post, service benefits, Department of Higher Education, Shailabala Women's College.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceeding dropped; liberty to the Petitioner to file a fresh writ application if the cause of action still survives.