IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CMP No.372 of 2025 Debi Prasad Giri …. Petitioner Mr. Sougat Dash, Advocate -Versus-

Pinki @Pritirekha Parida @ Giri …. Opposite Party None CORAM:

MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK ORDER

30.04.2025 Order No.

01. 1. Heard Mr. Dash, learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. No notice is issued to the opposite parties since the matter is disposed of at the stage of admission.

3. Instant petition is filed by the petitioner challenging the impugned order dated 14th February, 2025 passed in connection with MAT Suit No.27 of 2024 as at Annexure-4 by learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Udala, Mayurbhanj, whereby, an application under Order 9 Rule 7 C.P.C. pressed into service by him seeking the ex parte order to be set aside was declined.

4. Mr. Dash, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the husband of the opposite party, who has instituted the suit seeking dissolution of marriage and therein, on the premise that notice was served and refused by the petitioner, he was set ex parte and thereafter, the suit was posted for ex parte argument and at that stage, the application under Order 9 Rule 7 C.P.C. was filed but it has not been entert