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Siba Pr.Rath v. State of Orissa

Orissa HC12 Aug 2015WP(C)/14645/2015

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In this writ petition, the petitioner sought enforcement of age limit relaxation. The Court, noting a State Government decision and urgency, disposed of the petition without deciding on merits. Liberty was granted to the petitioner to approach authorities with representation regarding age limit relaxation.

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Liberty granted to approach OPPEPA with representation; authority to consider candidature if form submitted within deadline and otherwise eligible.

The petitioner has appeared in person and produced Voter Identity Card bearing No. OR/ 08/055/164208 and also visitors pass bearing No.11236/2015, same be kept on record. He has sub mitted that his candidature is not being considered for engagement as Sikhya Sahayak since he is over age.

He has submitted that on 6/7th August, 2015 his case has been considered along with ot her candidates but in absence of an order regarding relaxation in over age passed by this Cour t in W.P.(C) No.18542 of 2014 his candidature has been rejected. However, telephonically he ha s been informed if he would present the order of this Court in this connection and if he has m ade online application prior to 30.09.2014, his case would be considered.

He further submits that in spite of the fact that this Court in writ petition being W. P.(C) No.18542 of 2014 has decided this issue on the basis of the decision taken by the high p ower committee of the Department who has expressed its view that there is no objection if the relaxation in upper age limit will be given.

In view of the facts and also considering the urgency in the matter that if the case w ould not be taken up, the petitioner would be deprived from him consideration hence keeping th is fact into consideration and also considering the fact that the decision has already been ta ken by the State

Government in its high power Committee based upon the same, several writ petitions has been di sposed of directing the writ petitioner of those writ petitions to approach the authorities an d if the authority will find that the applications submitted by those writ petitioners is with in the last date of submission of application, direction has been passed to the authorities to consider the candidature if they are otherwise found to be eligible.

In that view of the matter and on the basis of the facts indicated hereinabove, the wr it petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to approach before the opposite pa rty no.3- the State Project Director, Odisha Primary Education Programme Authority (OPEPA), Bh ubaneswar raising all the details by way of a representation along with the copy of the writ p etition disclosing therein the date of submission of application form within a week from the d ate of receipt of certified copy of this order.

The concerned opposite party if finds that the online application Form has been submit ted by the petitioner within the last date prescribed, the candidature of the petitioner shall be considered if he is found to be otherwise eligible.

Siba Pr.Rath v. State of Orissa

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