Tankadhar Behera v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition disposed of; missing girl traced. Tankadhara Behera (petitioner, father of the girl) v. State of Odisha and Others; WPCRL No.1 of 2025; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; order dated 24.02.2025; bench: Arindam Sinha, Acting Chief Justice and M.S. Sahoo, Judge. State instruction dated 22.02.2025: girl attained majority, traced on 12.02.2025 residing with husband Krushna Behera, village Angapada, P.S. Kishorenagar, Dist-Angul; written consent and notarised affidavit on marital status and happiness; petitioner's counsel (Sisir Panigrahi) confirmed purpose of writ petition served; State represented by Debaraj Mohanty, Addl. Govt. Advocate; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is disposed of, the Court acting on the report that the missing girl had been traced and the petitioner's counsel's confirmation that the purpose of the writ petition had been served.