IFMR Holdings CMP Dismissed After 10 Years

Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack

Order Date: 04.08.2026

Case Overview

• Petition: Manas Ranjan Pani (Petitioner) vs IFMR HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED IITM Research Park, Chennai and 11 others (Opposite Parties).
• The petition (CMP No. 1542 of 2016) challenged the order dated 07.09.2016 passed by the learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Berhampur in C.S. No. 215 of 2016, which returned the plaint to the plaintiff for presentation before the proper Court in Chennai and directed endorsement as per Order 7, Rule 10(2) of the CPC.
• Notice was issued to the opposite parties, but no interim order was passed; fresh requisites for issuance of notice as directed by order dated 10.11.2016 were not filed.
• After almost ten years, counsel Ms. Arpita Parida, appearing for Mr. Ashok Kumar Panigrahi (Petitioner), submitted a memo stating that no instructions were available regarding the status of the case.
• The court noted the lack of interim order, the elapsed time, and the inability of the petitioner’s counsel to obtain instructions.

Final Outcome

• The Civil Miscellaneous Petition is dismissed as continuation would serve no useful purpose.

Topics: Legal Dispute, Court Order