Sahnaj Perween v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha High Court writ petition disposed with a mandamus-style direction: Commissioner-cum-Secretary, School and Mass Education Department, Government of Odisha to decide petitioner Sahnaj Perween's pending representation dated 23.06.2025 within one month, with an opportunity of being heard (natural justice), and to intimate the result. Keywords: WP(C) 1769 of 2026; representation pending disposal; one-month timeline; hearing opportunity; School and Mass Education Department; District Education Officer Khurda; Judge Ananda Chandra Behera; decided 26.02.2026; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, School and Mass Education Department, Government of Odisha (Opposite Party No.1) to dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 23.06.2025 within one month of communication of the order, after giving opportunity of being heard, and to intimate the result; Registry directed to communicate the order along with copy of the writ petition immediately; urgent certified copy on application.