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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
KRISHNA S.DIXIT
Bibhu Prasanna Mohapatra – Appellant
Versus
Dharmendra Pradhan – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. dismissal and withdrawal of the writ petition. (Para 1) |
| 2. applications for recall and stay of the order. (Para 2) |
| 3. hearing and considerations about jurisdiction and locus standi. (Para 3) |
| 4. contempt allegations against the petitioner. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 5. refutation of allegations against the judge. (Para 6) |
| 6. court’s analytical observations on the case. (Para 7) |
JUDGMENT :
PER DIXIT KRISHNA SHRIPAD, J.
The subject Writ Petition was disposed off ex parte, vide order dated 09.09.2025, which reads as under:
“Learned counsel for the Petitioner, party in person, having argued the matter for some time, now seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the Petition with liberty to pursue the remedies elsewhere in accordance with law.
Leave having been accorded, Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought for.”
2. There are three Applications for consideration at the hands of this Court. Two of them, viz., I.A. No.16218 of 2025 & I.A. No. 16219 of 2025 are filed by a non-party to the Writ Petition, who happens to be a Member of the Bar. The former one seeks recall of the above order, whereby the Writ Petition was disposed off. The latter seeks stay of the said order, till co
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