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Ajambar Nayak v. State of Orissa
Orissa HCWP(C)/9752/2016
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Abatement of writ petition on death of sole petitioner; no adjudication on merits; parity observation directing similar treatment of legal heirs vis-a-vis similarly situated persons; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; W. P. (C) No.9752 of 2016; Ajambar Nayak (dead) v. State of Odisha and others; order dated 15.02.2024; counsel: Ramakanta Sarangi for petitioner, Debakanta Mohanty AGA for State.
What did the court decide?
No relief adjudicated; the writ petition abated on account of the death of the petitioner, with a recorded expectation that the authority treat his heirs similarly with other similarly situated persons. ¶16