Manoranjan Sahoo v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Manoranjan Sahoo vs State of Odisha & Ors.; W.P(C) No.504 of 2026; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy; order dated 09.01.2026; concurrent/parallel disciplinary proceeding No. 18045 dtd.31.10.2023 (Annexure-1) and pending vigilance proceeding Cuttack Vigilance P.S. Case No.32 dtd.29.10.2024 (transferred from Hindol P.S. Case No.204 dtd.08.08.2023) on self-same issue; 2nd show cause notice 15.12.2025 (Annexure-5) proposing dismissal from services; petitioner arrested and continuing in custody, unable to reply; reply to 2nd show cause to be submitted through concerned Jail Superintendent on or before 30.01.2026; Opposite Party No.2 to take final decision with due consideration of objections; final disciplinary order subject to final outcome of vigilance proceeding; writ petition disposed of, not quashed, no stay granted.
What did the court decide?
Permission to file reply to the 2nd show cause notice through the concerned Jail Superintendent on or before 30.01.2026; Opposite Party No.2 directed to take final decision with due consideration of the objections filed by that date; final disciplinary order observed to be subject to the final outcome of the vigilance proceeding. The proceeding/show cause notice were not quashed and no stay was granted.