Nibedita Mohapatra v. State of Odisha
Writ Petition – duplicate petition / pendency of earlier identical petition
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court order dated 16.05.2024 in WP(C) No.11920 of 2024, Nibedita Mohapatra v. State of Odisha and others (Bench: Arindam Sinha and M.S. Sahoo): writ petition dismissed as duplicative of still-pending WP(C) no.35655 of 2021 having substantially the same prayer; liberty granted to prosecute WP(C) no.35655 of 2021. Companion/background matter: WP(C) no.4355 of 2022 (Pramod Kumar Rout v. State of Odisha and others), dismissed 25.04.2023; files produced by Registry per order dated 14.05.2024. Advocates: P.K. Rout (petitioner); A.K. Pati, ASC (State); Lalit Kumar Maharana (OP nos.2,5,6,7); S.C. Dash (supplier in WP(C) no.35655 of 2021).
What did the court decide?
Liberty to petitioner for prosecuting WP(C) no.35655 of 2021. ¶18