Disposed¶15
Badha Hansdah v. State of Odisha
Orissa HCWP(C)/7073/2026
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Sarapanch election; Khanua Gram Panchayat; Mayurbhanj; Gram Panchayat election notification dated 18.02.2026 and 23.02.2026; writ petition not entertained; election process already commenced; abuse of the process of law; writ jurisdiction barred once election process starts; W.P.(C) No.7073 of 2026; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Justice V. Narasingh; disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Since the election process has admittedly started, entertaining the writ petition would be an abuse of the process of law, in the considered view of this Court. ¶13