Raghunath Jew Thakur, Jajpur v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition before High Court of Orissa at Cuttack disposed of as withdrawn without adjudication. Subject matter: rejection by the Additional Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Cuttack (order dated 24th September, 2025, O.A. Case No.38 of 2006) of an application under Section 8(2) of the Odisha Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1951 for summoning witnesses on behalf of the petitioner (Raghunath Jew Thakur, Jajpur). Court reasoned the impugned order is revisable under Section 9 of the Act and declined to entertain the writ petition. Keywords: Odisha Hindu Religious Endowments Act 1951; Section 8(2); Section 9; revisability of orders of subordinate endowment authorities; withdrawal of writ petition. Advocates: Anupam Rath (Petitioner); Manmaya Kumar Dash, Additional Standing Counsel (State); Pratyusha Naidu (Commissioner of Endowments).
What did the court decide?
Withdrawal of the writ petition permitted; Petitioner left to avail the remedy under Section 9 of the Act against the impugned order.