Saroja Ku.Nayak v. State

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No. 1748 of 2007 Saroja Kumar Nayak and Others ....

Petitioners Mr. R. Rath, Advocate -versusState of Odisha and Others ....

Opposite Parties Mr. A.P. Das, Addl. Standing Counsel

CORAM:

THE CHIEF JUSTICE JUSTICE A.K. MOHAPATRA Order No.

ORDER

14.03.2022 17.

1. Learned counsel for the Petitioners states that in a subsequent development, these very Petitioners approached the Odisha Administrative Tribunal (OAT) with the original applications i.e. O.A. No.1036(C) of 2016 and O.A. No.1089(C) of 2016 seeking regularization of their services. An order dated 16th May, 2018 was passed by the OAT, Cuttack allowing the said OAs. It appears that the State Government has not challenged that order and it has attained finality. He further states that a contempt petition has been filed seeking implementation of the said order. The contempt petition is pending.

2. It may be noted here that by an interim order passed by this Court in the present petition, it had been clarified by this Court that notwithstanding with the present petition the case of the Petitioners for regularization can still be considered. It appears that pursuant to the said interim order, the above developments have taken place.

3. In view of the above developments, learned counsel for the Petitioners seeks not to press the present petition with liberty to pursue the contempt petition which is stated to be pending.

4. The writ petition is disposed of with the above liberty.

5. An urgent certified copy of this order be issued as per rules. (Dr. S. Muralidhar) Chief Justice (A.K. Mohapatra) Judge S.K. Jena/P.A