Biswajit Mohapatra v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha High Court CRLMP 601/2026 (decided 13.05.2026, Savitri Ratho J) — vigilance case; petitioner sought mandamus for expeditious disposal of a miscellaneous case before Special Judge (Vigilance), Bhubaneswar, and unfreezing/operation of seized bank accounts plus release of gold ornaments and passports held under a vigilance seizure list; Court found prayer cited wrong misc. case number (78/2025 already disposed 23.09.2025 with liberty to approach I.O. for defreezing); copy not served on Vigilance counsel; application dismissed as withdrawn to file a better application. Keywords: bank account freeze/defreezing, seizure, vigilance, passport, gold ornaments, withdrawal, mandamus, Special Judge Vigilance Bhubaneswar, State of Odisha.
What did the court decide?
None; the CRLMP was dismissed as withdrawn at the petitioner's request, to enable filing of a better application.