Dasaratha Ojha v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; WP(C) No.4078 of 2025; decided 03.03.2025; Bench: Arindam Sinha, Acting Chief Justice and M.S. Sahoo, Judge; petitioner Dasaratha Ojha (advocate G. Satpathy) versus State of Odisha and others (S.K. Swain, AGA; S. Das, ASC for revenue); engineer contractor's claim to payment per approved deviation statement (post GST) for pre-GST-regime deviation; work estimation 2015-16 (annexure-2); work order 17.10.2017 (annexure-3); representation dated 20.01.2025 (annexure-4); mandamus not granted; writ disposed of with direction to Opposite Party No.4 to consider representation and communicate decision within three weeks, auto-vacating if certified copy not served by 17.03.2025.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Opposite Party No.4 to consider and deal with the petitioner's representation dated 20th January, 2025 and communicate its decision to the petitioner within three weeks of communication of the order; the direction stands automatically vacated if the certified copy of the order and the representation are not served on said respondent by 17th March, 2025.