Orissa HC Directs Contemnors to Appear Virtually in Sangram Keshari Prusty vs Smt. Shalini Pandit
Parties Involved
Sangram Keshari Prusty
Smt. Shalini Pandit
AI Summary
The High Court of Orissa has rejected the request for further accommodation by the government advocate in a contempt proceeding, directing the contemnors to appear virtually on 27 February 2026. The court expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of compliance with its previous orders and has issued a notice to the contemnors.
Bench
School
PresidingOdisha
Order Text
Sangram Keshari Prusty vs Smt. Shalini Pandit on 13 February, 2026 Author: Murahari Sri Raman Bench: Murahari Sri Raman IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CONTC No.3753 of 2025 Sangram Keshari Prusty .... Petitioner Mr.Budhadev Routray, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr.Avijit Mishra, Advocate -versus- Smt. Shalini Pandit, I.A.S., Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, School and Mass Education Department, Odisha and another .... Opposite Parties Mr.Bibekananda Nayak, Addl. Government Advocate CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN ORDER Order No. 13.02.2026 07. 1. Mr.Bibekananda Nayak, learned Addl. Government Advocate appears today in connection with the aforenoted contempt petition and seeks for further accommodation. 2. The matter was before this Court on 03.09.2025, 15.09.2025, 10.10.2025, 24.10.2025, 07.11.2025 and 09.02.2026. It is unfortunate that on each date of proceeding, different panel Advocate of the Office of the learned Advocate General appears in the matter and sought for accommodation on one pretext or the other and the matter got adjourned. 3. Mr.Budhadev Routray, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr.Avijit Mishra, learned Advocate vehemently objects to such manner of conducting the matter relating to the contempt proceeding before this Court. Page 1 of 2 4. It is observed that the counsel representing the contemnor is not in a position to state the step taken and step to be taken with respect to compliance of the order of this Court. ...
