Tapaswini Pattnaik v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court (Cuttack), WP(C) 3687/2026, order dated 11.02.2026, single judge Ananda Chandra Behera. Petitioner Tapaswini Pattnaik (counsel Sukanta Kumar Mishra) versus State of Odisha & Others (AGA S.R. Pattnaik). Petition disposed of finally with directions: Governing Body of Saraswati Sanskrit Mahila Mohavidyalaya, Barti, Jagatsinghpur through Principal cum Secretary (Opp. Party No.3) to decide petitioner's representation of 15.01.2026 (Annexure-6) within 15 days of communication, with opportunity of being heard to petitioner and others and intimation of result; petitioner free to submit copy of writ petition at hearing; Registry to transmit order immediately; urgent certified copy on application. Keywords: representation disposal, 15-day timeline, hearing opportunity, Sanskrit Mahila Mohavidyalaya, Jagatsinghpur. No statutes, precedents or quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of finally by directions to Opposite Party No.3 (Principal cum Secretary) to decide the representation dated 15.01.2026 (Annexure-6) within 15 days of communication of the order, after hearing the petitioner and others, if any, and intimating the result to the petitioner; petitioner permitted to submit a copy of the writ petition at the hearing; Registry directed to communicate the order to Opposite Party No.3 immediately (para 24); urgent certified copy to be granted on proper application (para 26).