Allowed
Madhusudan Padhi v. State of Odisha
Orissa HCWP(C)/36752/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
A single judge allowed a writ petition seeking a stay of departmental proceedings pending the finalization of a criminal trial. The court held that since no defence was filed in the criminal case, the petitioner is protected from being compelled to file a disciplinary defence which might prejudice the criminal trial, relying on Supreme Court precedents. The situation was found disposed of with a d
What did the court decide?
Stay of Departmental Proceeding No.10 of 2020 until finalization of Criminal Trial and direction to expedite the criminal trial.