Narayana Sahoo v. Sushil Kumar Lohani, Ias

IHIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CONTC No.5736 of 2021 Narayan Sahoo .... Petitioner Mr. S. K. Behera, Advocate -versusSushil Kumar Lohani, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Excise Department, Odisha Secretariat, Bhubaneswar, District-Khurda .... Contemnor/ Opp. Party Mr. L. Samantaray, AGA

CORAM:

JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH JUSTICE M.S. RAMAN ORDER (Oral) 14.07.2022 Order No.

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This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement (virtual/physical mode).

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after filing of the present contempt, the Opposite Party has passed an order duly communicated, whereby the claim for refund of licence fee as well as MGQ duty for the closure period, i.e., from 03.10.2019 to 16.01.2020 of the IMFL 'OFF' Shop has been decided in accordance with law. He thus submits that the contempt petition has become infructuous.

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In view of the above, the CONTC is dismissed as infructuous.

(Jaswant Singh) Judge (M. S. Raman) Judge AKK 14th July, 2022 Cuttack