Trilochan Mohapatra v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ appeal (W.A. No.504 of 2025, Orissa High Court, decided 13.05.2025, Coram: Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice M.S. Raman) disposed of: impugned order held not to invite interference; withdrawal of writ petition (contended to be without instruction) held not to bar the litigant from approaching the competent authority; liberty granted to appellant to approach the authority within a fortnight, with the authority free to decide in accordance with law. No statutes or precedents cited; no monetary amounts involved.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the appellant to approach the competent authority within a fortnight from the date of the order; the authority may take a decision in accordance with law, and the withdrawal of the writ petition shall not stand in the way of such decision. ¶17