Prakash Chandra Patra v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa HC writ petition (PIL-nature) disposed of as academic; grounds: same-day observation/order in RVWPET No.294 of 2025 (Gajendra Nayak and another v. State of Odisha and others) and prior orders in other writ petitions. Petitioner: Prakash Chandra Patra (adv. Ramnath Acharya); Opposite Parties: State of Odisha and others (Govt. Adv. Kailash Chandra Kar; Karunakar Rath for O.P.-7). Bench: CJ Harish Tandon, J. M.S. Raman. Dated 11.02.2026.
What did the court decide?
In view of the observation and order passed today in RVWPET No.294 of 2025 (Gajendra Nayak and another v. State of Odisha and others) and the orders already passed in other writ petitions, the instant writ petition filed by the petitioner in the nature of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) becomes academic. ¶20