Gopinath Dalei @ Dalai v. State of Orissa
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; W.P.(C) No. 20771 of 2022; Gopinath Dalei @ Dalai vs State of Odisha and others; decided 18.02.2025 by K.R. Mohapatra and S.K. Mishra, JJ.; writ petition seeking quashing of order dated 3.7.2019 (Annexure-7) and regularization of service as Junior Assistant (Banking Assistant); dismissed for non-prosecution due to repeated absence of petitioner's counsel (6.2.2025 and 18.2.2025); no costs, no merits adjudicated.
What did the court decide?
The Court concluded that the petitioner had lost interest in pursuing the writ petition, as learned counsel for the petitioner was absent on the last date (6th February, 2025) and again at the time of call. ¶31