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Sapina Bibi v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC13 Aug 2025WP(C)/22559/2025

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What is this about?

Show cause notice; Annexure-1; premeditated; contravention of interim order; connected writ W.P.(C). No. 8588 of 2025; committee inquiry behind petitioner's back; committee report; rescission of contract; principles of natural justice; disputed questions; reply to committee report; fresh inspection of premises; Collector, Bhadrak; consider on own merit; W.P.(C). No. 22559 of 2025; disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Writ application disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to submit his reply to the committee's report and pray for fresh inspection of the premises within a week; Collector, Bhadrak to consider the reply/request on its own merit in accordance with law within one week thereafter and pass necessary order under due intimation to the petitioner. ¶13

Sapina Bibi Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether the show cause notice under Annexure-1, issued (as alleged) with a premeditated mind in contravention of the interim order in connected W.P.(C). No. 8588 of 2025 and based on a committee recommendation for rescission of the contract following an inquiry conducted behind the petitioner's back, calls for interference by this Court.

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Court's answer

Since disputed questions are involved, the Court held it may not be possible to enter into the controversy at this stage; however, it left it open to the petitioner to submit his reply to the report submitted by the committee and also to pray for fresh inspection of the premises, if so advised.

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Ratio / Principle

Directed that if the petitioner submits his reply/request within a week, the same shall be considered on its own merit by the Collector, Bhadrak in accordance with law within one week thereafter, and necessary order shall be passed by the Collector under due intimation to the petitioner.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

The High Court of Orissa declined to adjudicate, at the show-cause stage, a challenge to a show cause notice under Annexure-1 said to have been issued with a premeditated mind in contravention of the interim order passed in the connected writ application W.P.(C). No. 8588 of 2025, and founded on a committee report recommending rescission of the contract after an inquiry conducted behind the back of the petitioner. Observing that disputed questions were involved, the Court left it open to the petitioner to submit his reply to the committee's report and to pray for fresh inspection of the premises, and directed the Collector, Bhadrak to consider such reply/request on its own merit in accordance with law within one week thereafter and pass a necessary order under due intimation to the petitioner. Writ application disposed of.

Sapina Bibi v. State of Odisha

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