Baba Sidheswar Wshg v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: writ petition disposed; liberty to sue in Civil Court; compensation for debarment; SHGs (self-help groups); paddy procurement; KMS 2025-26; Ravi/Rabi crop; District Subarnapur; Letter dated 18.12.2025; Annexure-4; State of Odisha exclusion/debarment; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; access to justice; where there is right there is remedy; analogous case WPC No.2068 of 2026 (Maa Tarini SHG v. State of Odisha, judgment 30.01.2026); Orissa High Court; Justice Ananda Chandra Behera; decision 20.04.2026. Note: no monetary award; legality of exclusion and quashing not decided by this judgment.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners-SHGs to approach the common law forum (Civil Court) by filing a suit claiming compensation on establishing/proving their illegal debarment from paddy procurement of KMS 2025-26; the Annexure-4 letter was not quashed and participation in procurement was not decided by this Court.