State Govt Of Odisha v. Duryadhan Nayak

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P (C) No. 7357 of 2016 State of Odisha & Anr.

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Petitioners Mr. A.K. Mishra, AGA Vs.

Duryadhan Nayak & Ors.

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Opposite Parties

CORAM:

DR. JUSTICE B.R. SARANGI MISS JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO

ORDER

19.05.2022 Order No.

This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

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2.

Heard Mr. A.K. Mishra, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State-petitioners.

3.

The State-petitioners have filed this writ petition challenging the order dated 26.11.2014 passed by Odisha Administrative Tribunal, Bhubaneswar in O.A. No. 3555 of 2013 vide Annexure-2.

4.

As it appears, though Odisha Administrative Tribunal, Bhubaneswar passed the impugned order on 26.11.2014, but the State-petitioners have preferred this writ petition on 27.04.2016, i.e., after lapse of more than one year, which shows that the State is not vigilant of his own conduct.

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Mr. A.K. Mishra, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State-petitioners prays that the matter may be disposed of on merit.

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Such a contention is rejected. This Court is not inclined to entertain this writ petition at this belated stage, as the writ petition

suffers from delay and laches, in view of the judgment/order of this Court in the case of State of Odisha v. Surama Manjari Das (W.P.(C) No. 15763 of 2021 dismissed on 16.07.2021). 7.

Accordingly, the writ petition merits no consideration and the same is hereby dismissed.

Arun/Puspa (DR. B.R. SARANGI) JUDGE (SAVITRI RATHO) JUDGE