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PRIYAMBADA PATTANAIK VS. S. ASWATHY
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
INHERENT JURISDICTION
CONTEMPT PETITION(CIVIL) NO.106/2025
IN
SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 10598/2024
PRIYAMBADA PATTANAIK Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
S. ASWATHY Alleged Contemnor(s)Respondent(s)
O R D E R
1. The petitioner before us was appointed as a Homeopathic
Medical Officer in the year 1996 on contractual basis.
2. Later, the services of all Homeopathic Medical Officers were
ordered to be regularized with effect from their initial
appointment.
3. This Court in its Order dated 16th April 2024 had observed
that the actual benefit of regularization shall entail from the
date of their orders of regularization.
4. It is not in dispute that the order of regularization in
context with the present case was passed sometime in 2008. The
benefits would be notional insofar as regularization from the date
of appointment till the order of regularization is passed. Later,
thereafter, actual benefits had to be granted.
5. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted
that order has been by and large complied with insofar as
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regularization is concerned. However, the petitioner has some
grievance with regard to fixation of her grade pay.
6. In this regard, the petitioner has already preferred a
representation addressed to the competent authority.
7. We dispose of this Contempt Petition directing the competent
authority to look into the representation preferred by the
petitioner in regard to her fixation of grade pay and take an
appropriate decision in accordance with the Rules and Regulations
within a period of four weeks from today.
8. The decision shall be communicated in writing to the
petitioner. If the petitioner is aggrieved in any manner by the
decision that may be taken with respect to her fixation of grade
pay, it shall be open for the petitioner to avail appropriate legal
remedy before the appropriate forum in accordance with law.
9. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
…………………………………………J
(J.B. PARDIWALA)
……….………………………………………J
(K. VINOD CHANDRAN)
NEW DELHI;
12TH AUGUST, 2026.
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ITEM NO.33 COURT NO.6 SECTION XI-A
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
CONMT.PET.(C) No. 106/2025 in SLP(C) No. 10598/2024
PRIYAMBADA PATTANAIK Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
S. ASWATHY Alleged Contemnor(s)/Respondent(s)
Date : 12-08-2026 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN
For Petitioner(s) :
Ms. Renuka Sahu, AOR
Mr. Saurabh Bharadwaj, Adv.
For Respondent(s) :
Mr. Hitendra Nath Rath, AOR
Ms. Laxmi, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
1. The Contempt Petition is disposed of, in terms of the signed
order.
2. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
(VISHAL ANAND) (POOJA SHARMA)
DEPUTY REGISTRAR COURT MASTER (NSH)
(Signed Order is placed on the file)