Nirakar Nayak v. Collector Cum District Magistrate, Kandhamal, Phulbani
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court Cuttack; W.P.(C) No.2329 of 2025; Nirakar Nayak v. Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Kandhamal, Phulbani & others; decided 07.03.2025 by Justice R.K. Pattanaik; election matter; Election Appeal No.1 of 2025; Election Misc. Case No.2 of 2022; Annexure-2; Annexure-4; Annexure-6; stay of election judgment declined below; direction for early disposal of appeal within four weeks; interim stay/abeyance of impugned judgment; District Judge Kandhamal; condonation of petitioner's conduct; affidavit; counsel: D. Mishra, Bose, Ray (AGA).
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to the learned District Judge, Kandhamal to dispose of Election Appeal No.1 of 2025 at the earliest, preferably within four weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; until then, stay of operation of the impugned judgment (Annexure-2). Urgent certified copy as per rules.