Rajkishore Acharya v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, W.P.(C) No.7212 of 2026 (Rajkishore Acharya v. State of Odisha and others), order dated 09.03.2026 by Aditya Kumar Mohapatra J.: writ petition disposed of on the basis of counsel's consensus that the issue is analogous to Ashok Kumar Mohapatra v. State of Orissa (O.A. No. 1668 of 2017; Tribunal judgment dated 09.10.2018, confirmed in W.P.(C) No.6698 of 2020 and in SLP(C) No.15573 of 2020); competent authority directed to apply that decision and complete the exercise within two months of communication of the order. Keywords: analogous issue, direction to competent authority, two-month compliance timeline, service matter, Ashok Kumar Mohapatra.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to dispose of the petitioner's case by applying the decision in Ashok Kumar Mohapatra (supra) within two months from the date of communication of the order; petitioner to serve an extra copy of the brief on learned Standing Counsel for School & Mass Education Department.