Orissa High Court
India In The Case Of Ex-Capt. Harish ... vs . Union Of on 15 October, 2019
Author: K.S. Jhaveri
Bench: K.S. Jhaveri
SUO MOTU CONTEMPT NO. 1854 OF 2019
02. 15.10.2019 In view of the strike and cessation of Courts work in
some parts of the State including the High Court obstructing
the administration of justice, following reference has been
made to this Bench on the basis of the reports received from
the District Judges and the Registry of the Court:
"In view of continuous strike and cessation of
Courts work by the Bar Members in some parts of
the State including the High Court thereby
obstructing the administration of justice and in view
of the number of decisions of the Supreme Court on
this issue, the matter is required to be considered in
judicial side."
In terms of the decisions of the Supreme Court of
India in the case of Ex-Capt. Harish Uppal Vs. Union of
India & Anr., (2003) 2 SCC 45 and in the case of
Hussain and Anr. Vs. Union of India, (2017) 5 SCC 702,
why steps shall not be taken for violation of the guidelines
framed in the aforesaid judgments.
Issue notice to (1) the Chief Secretary, State of
Odisha, Bhubaneswar, (2) the Principal Secretary, Govt. of
Odisha in Home Department, Bhubaneswar, (3) the
Principal Secretary, Govt. of Odisha in Law Department,
Bhubaneswar, (4) the Chairman, Bar Council of India,
-2-
New Delhi and (5) the Chairman, Odisha State Bar
Council, Cuttack.
Notice shall also be issued to the Office Bearers of
the following Bar Associations represented by its President
and Secretary.
(1) President, Orissa High Court Bar Association,
Cuttack.
(2) Secretary, Orissa High Court Bar Association,
Cuttack.
(3) President, Sambalpur Bar Association,
Sambalpur.
(4) Secretary, Sambalpur Bar Association,
Sambalpur.
(5) President, Rairakhol Bar Association,
Rairakhol, Dist. Sambalpur.
(6) Secretary, Rairakhol Bar Association,
Rairakhol, Dist. Sambalpur.
(7) President, Kuchinda Bar Association,
Kuchinda, Dist. Sambalpur.
(8) Secretary, Kuchinda Bar Association,
Kuchinda, Dist. Sambalpur.
(9) President, Bolangir Bar Association, Bolangir.
(10) Secretary, Bolangir Bar Association, Bolangir.
(11) President, Patnagarh Bar Association,
Patnagarh, Dist. Bolangir.
(12) Secretary, Patnagarh Bar Association,
Patnagarh, Dist. Bolangir.
(13) President, Loisingha Bar Association,
Loisingha, Dist. Bolangir.
(14) Secretary, Loisingha Bar Association,
Loisingha, Dist. Bolangir.
(15) President, Jharsuguda Bar Association,
Jharsuguda.
(16) Secretary, Jharsuguda Bar Association,
Jharsuguda.
(17) President, Sonepur Bar Association,
Subarnapur.
-3-
(18) Secretary, Sonepur Bar Association,
Subarnapur.
(19) President, Birmaharajpur Bar Association,
Birmaharajpur, Dist. Subarnapur.
(20) Secretary, Birmaharajpur Bar Association,
Birmaharajpur, Dist. Subarnapur.
(21) President, Tarava Bar Association, Tarava,
Dist. Subarnapur.
(22) Secretary, Tarava Bar Association, Tarava,
Dist. Subarnapur.
(23) President, Binika Bar Association, Binika,
Dist. Subarnapur.
(24) Secretary, Binika Bar Association, Binika,
Dist. Subarnapur.
(25) President, Rampur Bar Association, Rampur,
Dist. Subarnapur.
(26) Secretary, Rampur Bar Association, Rampur,
Dist. Subarnapur.
(27) President, Dunguripali Bar Association,
Dunguripali, Dist. Subarnapur.
(28) Secretary, Dunguripali Bar Association,
Dunguripali, Dist. Subarnapur.
(29) President, Deogarh Bar Association, Deogarh.
(30) Secretary, Deogarh Bar Assocation, Deogarh.
(31) President, Bargarh Bar Association, Bargarh.
(32) Secretary, Bargarh Bar Association, Bargarh.
(33) President, Padampur Bar Association,
Padampur, Dist. Bargarh.
(34) Secretary, Padampur Bar Association,
Padampur, Dist. Bargarh.
(35) President, Sohela Bar Association, Sohela,
Dist. Bargarh.
(36) Secretary, Sohela Bar Association, Sohela,
Dist. Bargarh.
(37) President, Barpali Bar Association, Barpali,
Dist. Bargarh.
(38) Secretary, Barpali Bar Association, Barpali,
Dist. Bargarh.
(39) President, Atabira Bar Association, Atabira,
Dist. Bargarh.
(40) Secretary, Atabira Bar Association, Atabira,
Dist. Bargarh.
-4-
(41) President, Bheden Bar Association, Bheden,
Dist. Bargarh.
(42) Secretary, Bheden Bar Association, Bheden,
Dist. Bargarh.
(43) President, Nabarangpur Bar Association,
Nabarangpur.
(44) Secretary, Nabarangpur Bar Association,
Nabarangpur.
(45) President, Umarkote Chandahandi Bar
Association, Dist. Nabarangpur.
(46) Secretary, Umarkote Chandahandi Bar
Association, Dist. Nabarangpur.
(47) President, Raighar Bar Association, Raighar,
Dist. Nabarangpur.
(48) Secretary, Raighar Bar Association, Raighar,
Dist. Nabarangpur.
(49) President, Boudh Bar Association, Boudh.
(50) Secretary, Boudh Bar Association, Boudh.
(51) President, Kantamal Bar Association,
Kantamal, Dist. Boudh.
(52) Secretary, Kantamal Bar Association,
Kantamal, Dist. Boudh.
(53) President, Sundargarh Bar Association,
Sundargarh.
(54) Secretary, Sundargarh Bar Association,
Sundargarh.
(55) President, Rourkela Bar Association,
Rourkela, Dist. Sundargarh.
(56) Secretary, Rourkela Bar Association,
Rourkela, Dist. Sundargarh.
(57) President, Rajgangpur Bar Association,
Rajgangpur, Dist. Sundargarh.
(58) Secretary, Rajgangpur Bar Association,
Rajgangpur, Dist. Sundargarh.
(59) President, Bonai Bar Association, Bonai, Dist.
Sundargarh.
(60) Secretary, Bonai Bar Association, Bonai, Dist.
Sundargarh.
(61) President, Bhawanipatna Bar Association,
Bhawanipatna, Dist. Kalahandi.
(62) Secretary, Bhawanipatna Bar Association,
Bhawanipatna, Dist. Kalahandi.
-5-
(63) President, Dharmagarh Bar Association,
Dharmagarh, Dist. Kalahandi.
(64) Secretary, Dharmagarh Bar Association,
Dharmagarh, Dist. Kalahandi.
(65) President, Junagarh Bar Association,
Junagarh, Dist. Kalahandi.
(66) Secretary, Junagarh Bar Association,
Junagarh, Dist. Kalahandi.
(67) President, Jaipatna Bar Association,
Jaipatna, Dist. Kalahandi.
(68) Secretary, Jaipatna Bar Association,
Jaipatna, Dist. Kalahandi.
(69) President, M. Rampur Bar Association, M.
Rampur, Dist. Kalahandi.
(70) Secretary, M. Rampur Bar Association, M.
Rampur, Dist. Kalahandi.
(71) President, Kesinga Bar Association, Kesinga,
Dist. Kalahandi.
(72) Secretary, Kesinga Bar Association, Kesinga,
Dist. Kalahandi.
(73) President, Koksara Bar Association, Koksara,
Dist. Kalahandi.
(74) Secretary, Koksara Bar Association, Koksara,
Dist. Kalahandi.
(75) President, Parlakhemundi Bar Association,
Parlakhemundi, Dist. Gajapati.
(76) Secretary, Parlakhemundi Bar Association,
Parlakhemundi, Dist. Gajapati.
(77) President, Jeypore Bar Association, Jeypore,
Dist. Koraput.
(78) Secretary, Jeypore Bar Association, Jeypore,
Dist. Koraput.
(79) President, Koraput Bar Association, Koraput.
(80) Secretary, Koraput Bar Association, Koraput.
(81) President, Laxmipur Bar Association,
Laxmipur, Dist. Koraput.
(82) Secretary, Laxmipur Bar Association,
Laxmipur, Dist. Koraput.
(83) President, Similiguda Bar Association,
Similiguda, Dist. Koraput.
(84) Secretary, Similiguda Bar Association,
Similiguda, Dist. Koraput.
-6-
(85) President, Kotpad Bar Association, Kotpad,
Dist. Koraput.
(86) Secretary, Kotpad Bar Association, Kotpad,
Dist. Koraput.
(87) President, Boriguma Bar Association,
Boriguma, Dist. Koraput.
(88) Secretary, Boriguma Bar Association,
Boriguma, Dist. Koraput.
(89) President, Gunupur Bar Association,
Gunupur, Dist. Rayagada.
(90) Secretary, Gunupur Bar Association,
Gunupur, Dist. Rayagada.
(91) President, Bisamakatak Bar Association,
Bisamakataka, Dist. Rayagada.
(92) Secretary, Bisamakatak Bar Association,
Bisamakataka, Dist. Rayagada.
(93) President, Ganjam Bar Association,
Berhampur, Dist. Ganjam.
(94) Secretary, Ganjam Bar Association,
Berhampur, Dist. Ganjam.
(95) President, Chhatrapur Bar Association,
Chhatrapur, Dist. Ganjam.
(96) Secretary, Chhatrapur Bar Association,
Chhatrapur, Dist. Ganjam.
(97) President, Aska Bar Association, Aska, Dist.
Ganjam.
(98) Secretary, Aska Bar Association, Aska, Dist.
Ganjam.
(99) President, Bhanjanagar Bar Association,
Bhanjanagar, Dist. Ganjam.
(100) Secretary, Bhanjanagar Bar
Association, Bhanjanagar, Dist. Ganjam.
(101) President, Kodala Bar Association,
Kodala, Dist. Ganjam.
(102) Secretary, Kodala Bar Association,
Kodala, Dist. Ganjam.
(103) President, Khalikote Bar Association,
Khalikote, Dist. Ganjam.
(104) Secretary, Khalikote Bar Association,
Khalikote, Dist. Ganjam.
(105) President, Digapahandi Bar
Association, Digapahandi, Dist. Ganjam.
-7-
(106) Secretary, Digapahandi Bar
Association, Digapahandi, Dist. Ganjam.
(107) President, Hinjilicut Bar Association,
Hinjilicut, Dist. Ganjam.
(108) Secretary, Hinjilicut Bar Association,
Hinjilicut, Dist. Ganjam.
(109) President, Sorada Bar Association,
Sorada, Dist. Ganjam.
(110) Secretary, Sorada Bar Association,
Sorada, Dist. Ganjam.
(111) President, Patrapur Bar Association,
Patrapur, Dist. Ganjam.
(112) Secretary, Patrapur Bar Association,
Patrapur, Dist. Ganjam.
(113) President, Purusottampur Bar Association,
Purusottampur, Dist. Ganjam.
(114) Secretary, Purusottampur Bar Association,
Purusottampur, Dist. Ganjam.
(115) President, Sheragada Bar Association,
Sheragada, Dist. Ganjam.
(116) Secretary, Sheragada Bar Association,
Sheragada, Dist. Ganjam.
(117) President, Kabisuryanagar Bar Association,
Kabisuryanagar, Dist. Ganjam.
(118) Secretary, Kabisuryanagar Bar
Association, Kabisuryanagar, Dist. Ganjam.
(119) President, Sanakhemundi Bar Association,
Sanakhemundi, Dist. Ganjam.
(120) Secretary, Sanakhemundi Bar Association,
Sanakhemundi, Dist. Ganjam.
(121) President, Buguda Bar Association,
Buguda, Dist. Ganjam.
(122) Secretary, Buguda Bar Association,
Buguda, Dist. Ganjam.
(123) President, District Bar Association
Mayurbhanj, Baripada, Dist. Mayurbhanj.
(124) Secretary, District Bar Association
Mayurbhanj, Baripada, Dist. Mayurbhanj.
(125) President, Rairangpur Bar Association
Rairangpur, Dist. Mayurbhanj.
(126) Secretary, Rairangpur Bar Association
Rairangpur, Dist. Mayurbhanj.
-8-
(127) President, Udala Bar Association Udala,
Dist. Mayurbhanj.
(128) Secretary, Udala Bar Association Udala,
Dist. Mayurbhanj.
(129) President, Sub-Divisional Bar Association
Udala, Dist. Mayurbhanj.
(130) Secretary, Sub-Divisional Bar Association
Udala, Dist. Mayurbhanj.
(131) President, Betanoti Bar Association,
Betanoti, Dist. Mayurbhanj.
(132) Secretary, Betanoti Bar Association,
Betanoti, Dist. Mayurbhanj.
(133) President, Bhubaneswar Bar Association,
Bhubaneswar, Dist. Khurda.
(134) Secretary, Bhubaneswar Bar Association,
Bhubaneswar, Dist. Khurda.
(135) President, Capital Bar Association,
Bhubaneswar, Dist. Khurda.
(136) Secretary, Capital Bar Association,
Bhubaneswar, Dist. Khurda.
The Registry is directed to send the notice by
Speed Post with A.D./by Special Messenger and through
the process of the District Judge.
Notice be made returnable by 21.10.2019.
List this matter on 21.10.2019.
................................
K.S. Jhaveri, CJ.
................................
Kumari S. Panda, J.
................................ S.K. Mishra, J.
-9-................................ C.R. Dash, J.
................................ Dr. A.K. Rath, J.
................................ B. Mohanty, J.
................................ Dr. B.R. Sarangi, J.
................................ D.Dash, J.
................................ S. Pujahari,J.
................................ B. Rath, J.
................................ S.K. Sahoo, J.
................................ P. Patnaik, J.
................................ K.R. Mohapatra, J.
AD ................................ Dr. A.K. Misra, J.