Akshaya Kumar Ray v. the State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court PIL W.P.(C) No.3548 of 2025, decided 05.03.2025 by Arindam Sinha, Acting Chief Justice and M.S. Sahoo, Judge. Alleged misappropriation of public funds by opposite party no.6; petitioners sought special audit and recovery under section 10, Orissa Local Fund Audit Act, 1948 based on special audit report dated 2nd July, 2024; State relied on sub-section (3) of section 9 (examiner of local accounts; recovery of certified amount). Court directed appropriate authority through OP no.4 to inform petitioner of examination of local accounts and certification for recovery, if any, within eight weeks of communication of certified copy of order; writ petition disposed of. Keywords: Orissa Local Fund Audit Act 1948; section 10; section 9(3); special audit; recovery of public funds; examiner of local accounts; PIL; disposed with direction.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the appropriate authority through opposite party no.4 to inform the petitioner on examination of the local accounts and certification for recovery, if any, within eight weeks from communication of certified copy of the order; writ petition disposed of.