Union of India v. Sidda Gopaludu
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch/common disposal of three writ petitions filed by Union of India & others (W.P(C) Nos. 28623, 28641 and 28932 of 2025, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, order dated 13.01.2026, Dixit Krishna Shripad and Chittaranjan Dash, JJ.) against Sidda Gopaludu, V. Ramesh & others, and Netra Mani Nanda & Others. Decided in terms of the cognate decision W.P.(C) No.35395 of 2025 (Union of India and others v. Satyabrata Dhupal and others, order dated 12.01.2026) on the principle that similar cases should be treated alike; cognate petition dismissed as devoid of merits; order of the CAT, Cuttack to be acted upon by the Opposite Parties within eight (8) weeks; Writ Petitions disposed of. No statutes or monetary amounts cited.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the petitioners (Union of India & others); the Writ Petitions were disposed of in terms of the cognate decision, under which the like petition was dismissed as devoid of merits and the order of the CAT, Cuttack was directed to be acted upon by the Opposite Parties within eight (8) weeks.