Gopal Ch Mishra v. Executive Director

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P. (C) No.16478 of 2006 Sailabala Mishra and another .... Petitioners M/s. H.M. Dhal and associates, Advocates -versusExecutive Director (P&A) Rourkela Steel Plant, Steel Authority of India Ltd., Rourkela and another ....

Opposite Parties Mr. Bibhu Prasad Panda, Advocate for Opp. Party No.1 and Mr. A. P. Das, ASC

CORAM:

THE CHIEF JUSTICE JUSTICE R. K. PATTANAIK

ORDER

22.02.2022 Order No.

09.

1. The prayer in the present petition that the predecessor in interest of the Petitioners should have been paid the back wages dating back to the date of conviction (which was subsequently converted into an acquittal) is not entertainable in view of the judgment of the Supreme Court of India in Baldev Singh v. Union of India, AIR 2006 SC 531. The petition is accordingly dismissed.

2. The LCR be returned forthwith.

(Dr. S. Muralidhar) Chief Justice (R. K. Pattanaik) Judge M.Panda