IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

CONTC (CPC) No.64 of 2016

Jatindra Mohan Das

……

Petitioner

Mr. D. Routray, Advocate

-versus-

Ranjana Chopra, Secretary, S and ME

Department

..…

Opposite Party/Contemnor

Mr. N. Jena, Standing Counsel

S &M.E.

CORAM:

JUSTICE C.R. DASH

ORDER

07.02.2022

Order No.

01.

1.

This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2.

None appears for the Petitioner.

3.

Heard Mr. N. Jena, learned Standing Counsel for the

School and Mass Education Department.

4.

Eschewing the preliminary objection by learned

counsel for the State on the ground of limitation etc., I feel

persuaded to dispose of the Contempt Petition to prevent

further delay and harassment to the petitioner.

5.

Regard being had to the facts and submissions and

further fact that, the contemnor-incumbent must have changed

in the meantime, the Contempt Petition is disposed of

directing the present incumbent/incumbents to comply with

2

the order of the Orissa Administrative Tribunal passed in

O.A. No.4380(C) of 2015 within three months from the date

of communication of this order provided there is no other legal

impediment or no order from the higher forum staying the

operation of the order of the Orissa Administrative Tribunal

for alleging violation of which the present Contempt Petition

has been filed. If the present incumbent/incumbents fails/fail

to comply with the order by the time prescribed, then the

petitioner concerned may file fresh contempt for violation of

the order of this Court.

6.

This order shall only be effective if the order has not

yet been complied.

7.

The compliance order be communicated to the

petitioner by the present incumbent/incumbents, if not

communicated.

8.

A free copy of this order be supplied to learned

Standing

Counsel

for

onward

transmission

to

the

authority/authorities concerned for communication of the

order.

(C.R. Dash)

Judge

Murmu