Court disposed of the writ petition as it was filed based on a newspaper report alone, stating it is not prepared to entertain such petitions, leaving the petitioner to file a proper one if the cause of action survives.
Writ petition disposed of without adjudication on merits; petitioner left to file proper petition if cause of action survives.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C) No.20078 of 2017
Priyadarsan Pattanaik …. Petitioner None
-versus-
State of Orissa and another
…. Opposite Parties Mr.M.S. Sahoo, A.G.A.
CORAM: THE CHIEF JUSTICE JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY ORDER 16.04.2021
Order No.
(Dr. S. Muralidhar) Chief Justice
( B.P. Routray)
Judge
B.K. Barik
1 issue framed by the court
whether to entertain a writ petition based solely on a news item regarding a pay hike to MLAs
Priyadarsan Pattanaik
State of Orissa
B. P. Routray
B.K. Barik
As recorded by the court registry
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