Pradeep Kumar Sahu v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Pradeep Kumar Sahu v. State of Odisha, W.P.(C) No.36580 of 2025, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, order dated 06.01.2026 by Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy — concurrent disciplinary and vigilance proceedings founded on self-same charges; disciplinary proceeding allowed to continue but final order withheld pending disposal of the vigilance case; direction to expedite vigilance trial. Keywords: stay of disciplinary proceeding, vigilance proceeding, self-same charges, prejudice, service law, expedite trial.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: the disciplinary proceeding vide Memorandum dated 21.11.2025 (Annexure-2) may continue, but no final order will be passed till disposal of the vigilance proceeding; the learned Vigilance Judge is directed to expedite the trial of Cuttack Vigilance P.S. Case No.7 dated 08.08.2024