Upendra Ch. Mishra v. Commissioner of Endowments, Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; W.P.(C) No. 13151 of 2025; Upendra Ch. Mishra v. Commissioner of Endowments, Odisha; order dated 09.07.2025 by Justices K.R. Mohapatra and Savitri Ratho. Withdrawal of writ petition challenging dismissal (judgment dated 22.09.2021, Annexure-3) of petitioner's application under Section 19-A of the Orissa Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1951 in O.A. No. 227 of 2015; liberty to file fresh Section 19-A application per Rule 4-A of the Orissa Hindu Religious Endowment Rules, 2012 within two weeks; fresh consideration on merits with hearing, free of influence from impugned-order observations. Advocates: Bhabani Shankar Tripathy, Sr. Advocate (petitioner); Amit Kumar Nath (Commissioner of Endowments). Keywords: withdrawal, liberty, fresh application, endowment dispute, de novo consideration.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh application under Section 19-A of the Act within two weeks, to be considered on its own merit with opportunity of hearing, uninfluenced by observations in the impugned order dated 22.09.2021 (Annexure-3); urgent certified copy available on proper application.