Dinamani Behera v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; WP(C) No.1947 of 2026; Dinamani Behera v. State of Odisha and others; Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra; order dated 21.01.2026; disposal of writ petition on analogy with decided case; Ashok Kumar Mohapatra v. State of Orissa; O.A. No.1668 of 2017; Odisha Administrative Tribunal judgment dated 09.10.2018; confirmation in W.P.(C) No.6698 of 2020; confirmation in SLP(C) No.15573 of 2020; competent authority to apply prior tribunal decision; compliance timeline of two months from communication of order; School & Mass Education Department; petitioner directed to serve extra brief copy on State Counsel.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of by directing the competent authority to dispose of the petitioner's case applying the decision in Ashok Kumar Mohapatra (supra), with the entire exercise to be completed within two months from communication of the order.