State of Odisha v. Rama Chandra Nepak
Case brief
What is this about?
W.A. No.216 of 2024; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; intra-court appeal by State of Odisha & Others (U.C. Behura, AGA) v. Rama Chandra Nepak (P.K. Mahapatra); impugned Single Judge order dated 02.02.2023 in W.P.(C) No.2862 of 2023; appeal disposed subject to outcome of pending SLP(C) No.006177 of 2024 (registered 11.03.2024); Co-ordinate Bench views in W.P.(C) No.15161 of 2019 (order dated 23.08.2022) adopted/followed; no referral to Larger Bench; revival application permitted if SLP decided in State's favour; delay contention kept open; Dixit Krishna Shripad J.; Chittaranjan Dash J.; decided 02.02.2026.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of subject to the outcome of SLP(C) No.006177 of 2024; liberty to the State to seek revival of the appeal by an appropriate application if the SLP is decided in its favour; all contentions, including on delay, kept open.