Baba Nageswar Mission Shakti Wshg v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC1 Dec 2025WP(C)/26234/2025

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What is this about?

WSHG/SHG debarment paddy procurement KMS 2024-25; Baba Nageswar Mission Shakti WSHG Bhadrak; State of Odisha; Orissa High Court W.P.(C) No.26234 of 2025 (01.12.2025); follows coordinate Bench order 10.03.2025 in W.P.(C) No.29405 of 2024 and batch (Maa Ashuragadian Women Self Helf Group, Subarnapur); writ petition disposed with liberty to join future procurement per Paddy Procurement Policy; notice-and-opportunity safeguard for future performance evaluation.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the Petitioner-Self Help Group to participate in future paddy procurement, in terms of the Paddy Procurement Policy floated by the State Government from time to time. ¶¶21

Baba Nageswar Mission Shakti Wshg Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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W.P.(C) No.26234 of 2025

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Baba Nageswar Mission …. Petitioner Shakti WSHG, Bhadrak

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Mr. Pradeep Kumar Das, Advocate

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-versus-

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State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties

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Mr. Prabhu Prasana Behera, ASC

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CORAM: JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA

ORDER

01.12.2025

Order No. 03.

This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

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2. Though there is a noting in the cause list “Counter not filed”, it is submitted at the Bar that the subject matter of the present lis is squarely covered by order dated 10.03.2025 passed by the coordinate Bench in W.P.(C) No.29405 of 2024 and batch ( Maa Ashuragadian Women Self Helf Group, Subarnapur Vs. State of Odisha & others ).

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3. Paragraph Nos. 5 to 8 of the common order passed in Maa Ashuragadian Women Self Help Group (supra), being relevant, are extracted below:

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“5. Perused the record and considered the material enclosed to different writ petitions. Since the Opposite Parties by way of affidavit, as relied on by the learned Additional Government Advocate, asserted that the steps taken to debar the SHG/WSHG is related to operation of paddy

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procurement for KMS No.2024-25 only, this Court is of the considered view that the Opposite Parties shall act pragmatically without being influenced by the decisions taken to debar the SHG/WSHG for KMS 2024-25. In the interest of justice it may deserve to be noted that in view of affidavit, for the future procurement, such debarment may not be hurdle for consideration of such SHG/WSHG to take part as it could not be placed on record by the opposite parties that the adverse material, if any, against the petitioner was confronted to it.

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6. Needless to observe that the evaluation for performance for KMS 2024-25 shall not cause any prejudice to none of the parties in the present batch of the writ petitions.

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7. In the event, in future Paddy Procurement, if any deficiency is found while evaluation of performance of the SHG/WSHG, the same is required to be put to the notice calling for explanation. Only after affording reasonable opportunity to the affected party concerned, the Opposite Parties may act upon such material.

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8. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petitions stand disposed of with liberty to participated in the future procurement, if policy so permits.”

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4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the Petitioner-Self Help Group to participate in the future paddy procurement process, in terms of Paddy Procurement Policy floated by the State Government from time to time.

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5. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per rules.

(S.K. MISHRA)

Kanhu

JUDGE

Signature Not Verified

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