Sambhu Nath Mahapatra v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge writ-petition order (WP(C) No.12047 of 2024, dated 15.05.2024, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Justice BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) disposing of Sambhu Nath Mahapatra v. State of Odisha, Director of Secondary Education, Orissa and District Education Officer, Jajpur by analogy with the Tribunal decision in O.A. No. 1668 of 2017 (Ashok Kumar Mohapatra v. State of Orissa), whose confirmation chain runs through WP(C) No. 6698 of 2020 (this Court) and SLP(C) No. 15573 of 2020 (apex Court); competent authority directed to apply that decision to the petitioner within two months; extra brief copy to State Counsel, School & Mass Education Department. Keywords: analogues/analogous issue, Odisha Administrative Tribunal, disposal direction, two-month timeline, education department respondents.
What did the court decide?
Competent authority directed to dispose of the petitioner's case applying the decision in Ashok Kumar Mohapatra (supra), completing the entire exercise within two months from communication of the order.