Jameswar Mishra v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; WA No.448 of 2026; decided 22.06.2026; coram: Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Murahari Sri Raman. Appellant (writ petitioner): Jameswar Mishra (counsel: Bhabani Sankar Tripathy, Senior Advocate, assisted by Manoranjan Kar). Respondents: State of Odisha and others (counsel: Debashis Tripathy, AGA). Subject: appellant's apprehension that the authority, remanded for fresh consideration in the light of an apex Court judgment per the Single Bench's disposal of the writ petition, would with a closed mind replicate its earlier impugned decision; Single Bench had required consideration of judgments cited, a representation within three weeks, and a lawful decision within three months. Holding: reversal/remand for a fresh decision precludes replication of the earlier decision as that would be non-application of mind; apprehension unjustified; writ petition dismissed. No monetary quantum; no statutes or named cases cited.