Orissa High Court
CONTC/3468/2026 of BHAKTA BANDHU PANDA Vs DATTATRAYA BHAUSAHEB SINDHE,COLLECTOR, CUTTACK on 25 August 2026
of 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CONTC No.3468 of 2026 CNR No.ODHC010270662026 Shri Bhakta Bandhu Panda and another …. Petitioners Mr.Swapna Kumar Ojha, Advocate -versus- Shri Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shindhe, presently serving as Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Cuttack and
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
CONTC No.3468 of 2026
CNR No.ODHC010270662026
Shri Bhakta Bandhu Panda and
another
….
Petitioners
Mr.Swapna Kumar Ojha, Advocate
-versus-
Shri Dattatraya Bhausaheb
Shindhe, presently serving as
Collector-cum-District Magistrate,
Cuttack and another
….
Opposite Parties
Ms.Aishwarya, Dash, Addl. Standing Counsel
CORAM:
HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN
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ORDER
25.08.2026
01.
1. The writ petition, being W.P. (C) No.8376 of 2025 (PIL), wherefrom this contempt application arises, was disposed of on 07.05.2025 recording the submission made by the learned Addl. Standing Counsel that the effective steps have been taken against the encroachers of the gochar land, and, in fact Encroachment Case has also been initiated and final order may be passed on a particular date.
2. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts so disclosed, the aforesaid writ petition involving public interest litigation was disposed of as we do not find any further direction to be passed in this regard.
3. This contempt application is taken out that despite the direction passed therein, the encroachment has not been removed. It appears from the tenet of the order that the matter comes within the purview of the technical contempt in fact no direction was passed in the said writ petition in the nature of public interest litigation upon the authority to do or not to do a thing. If the proceeding is disposed of after recording the submission, such submission could not be treated as a direction passed by this Court. The facts taken into account for disposal of the matter cannot be perceived as a substantive direction passed therein.
4. In view of the above, we do not find any alleged offence to have been committed by the alleged contemnor.
5. The contempt proceeding is dropped and the CONTC is accordingly disposed of.
(Harish Tandon)
Chief Justice
(M.S. Raman)
Judge
Bichi
Digitally Signed Signed by: BICHITRANANDA SAHOO Designation: Secretary Reason: Authentication Location: Orissa High Court, Cuttack Date: 27-Aug-2026 11:40:18 Signature Not Verified