Bijaya Kumar Mahapatra v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Bijaya Kumar Mahapatra v. State of Odisha and others; W.P.(C) No.8882 of 2026; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Aditya Kumar Mohapatra, J.; order dated 23.03.2026. Consent-based disposal: issue held analogous (per agreement of both counsel) to O.A. No.1668 of 2017, Ashok Kumar Mohapatra v. State of Orissa (Odisha Administrative Tribunal judgment dated 09.10.2018; confirmed in W.P.(C) No.6698 of 2020; further confirmed in SLP(C) No.15573 of 2020). Direction to competent authority to apply the Ashok Kumar Mohapatra decision to the petitioner's case within two months of communication of the order; extra brief copy to be served on State Counsel, School & Mass Education Department. No statute cited; no monetary amount involved.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of: competent authority directed to dispose of the petitioner's case by applying the decision rendered in Ashok Kumar Mohapatra (supra), completing the entire exercise within two months from the date of communication of the order; petitioner additionally directed to serve an extra copy of the brief on the learned State Counsel for the School & Mass Education Department for communication purpose.